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A  Brief  Guide 


TO  THE 


LITERATURE 
OF  SHAKESPEARE 


H.  H.  B.  MEYER 

Chief  Bibliographer,  Library  of  Congress 


AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 
PUBLISHING  BOARD 

CHICAGO 

1915 


A  Brief  Guide 


TO  THE 


LITERATURE 
OF  SHAKESPEARE 


H.  H.  B.  MEYER 

K  Chief  Bibliographer^  Library  of  Congress 


AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 
PUBLISHING   BOARD 

CHICAGO 

1915 


Copyright,     1915 

.    ^^ 
American  Library  Association 

Publishing  Board 


CONTENTS 


Page 
Prefatory  note 5 

A.  Bibliography 7 

B.  The  Writings: 

I.     Editions: 

One  volume  editions .     9 

Other  editions    11 

Editions  for  young  people 13 

List  of  notable  editions 14 

Poems  and  sonnets 17 

Quotations   18 

Apocrypha     18 

II.     Paraphrases,  tales,  etc 19 

III.  Guides  to  the  study  of  Shakespeare 20 

IV,  Language: 

Grammar,  versification    ,    21 

Lexicons     22 

Concordances   23 

V.     Sources   23 

VI.     Literary  history 24 

VII.     Shakespeare's  contemporaries 26 

VIII.     Later  history  of  the  plays,  including  the  development 

of  the  text  and  Shakespeare's  posthumous  reputation..  27 
IX.     Comment  and  criticism 29 

C.  Biography: 

X.     Lives  of  the  poet 32 

XL     Portraits   35 

XII.     Shakespeare  as  a  dramatist 35 

XIII.  Special  knowledge    36 

XIV.  Shakespeare  forgeries   39 

XV.     Bacon-Shakespeare   40 

D.  Environment: 

XVI.     Elizabethan  England,  customs  and  people 40 

XVII.     Stratford    41 

XVIII.     London— The   theatre    42 

XIX.     Music  43 

XX.     Fiction,   plays,   etc 44 

Appendix: 

XXI.     Costumes   48 

XXII.     Pageants    49 

Author  index  51 

Subiect   index    • 54 

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PREFATORY  NOTE 

This  Brief  guide  to  the  literature  of  Shakespeare  was  under- 
taken at  the  request  of  the  Drama  League  of  America.  Its 
object  is  to  provide  information  concerning  the  various  editions 
of  Shakespeare's  writings,  and  to  point  out  at  least  a  lew  of  the 
biographies,  commentaries,  and  criticisms  which  have  con- 
tributed to  our  knowledge  of  the  poet  and  his  works.  It  is  hoped 
that  it  will  enable  the  librarian,  the  teacher  or  any  one  who 
may  be  interested,  to  select  the  books  best  suited  to  his  par- 
ticular needs,  with  the  least  expenditure  of  time  and  money. 
It  differs  from  other  guides  to  Shakespeare,  some  of  which  are 
mentioned  in  Section  III  of  this  list,  in  that  it  attempts  to  point 
a  way  through  the  vast  maze  of  Shakespearean  literature,  rather 
than  to  offer  instruction  in  the  method  of  reading  any  particular 
play  or  group  of  plays. 

Shakespeare  is  so  manysided,  and  has  been  studied  from  so 
many  different  points  of  view  that  a  classification  of  the  niaterial 
was  felt  to  be  obligatory.  The  arrangement  of  the  subdivisions 
and  their  interrelation  is  shown  by  the  table  of  contents.  The 
•minuter  phases  of  the  subject  so  far  as  they  are  included  in 
the  works  cited  are  brought  out  in  an  analytical  index. 

The  tercentenary  of  Shakespeare's  death  has  seemed  to 
offer  to  the  Drama  League  of  America  an  opportunity  to  ex- 
tend still  further  the  newly  awakened  interest  in  the  works 
of  the  world's  greatest  poet.  Every  effort  is  being  made  to 
encourage  young  people  in  schools  and  colleges,  the  members 
of  clubs,  and  village  and  town  associations  to  produce  either  the 
plays  themselves  or  pageants  illustrating  the  life  and  times  of 
Shakespeare.  To  meet  this  pa/rticular  need  citations  to  the 
literature  of  costuming  and  pageantry  have  been  added  in  an 
appendix. 


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BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE  LITERATURE  OF 
SHAKESPEARE 

A.     BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Jaggard's  (3)  is  the  only  bibliography  which  may  be  con- 
sidered practically  complete  at  the  time  of  publication.  For 
scholarly  work  it  is  indispensable.  For  ordinary  use  Tolman's 
(87)  or  Tedder's  (6)  classified  lists  will  be  found  most  service- 
able. Both  have  evidently  found  the  problems  of  classification 
somewhat  puzzling.  Bibliographical  information  of  value  will 
be  found  in  Lee  (156),  Rolfe  (160),  and  Schelling  (109).  Fur- 
ness's  (16)  Variorum  edition  furnishes  a  comprehensive  bibliog- 
raphy for  each  play. 

Birmingham,  Eng.    Free  libraries.    Shakespeare  memorial  library. 
An  index  to  the  Shakespeare  memorial  library.    Birmingham, 
P.  Jones,  [1900] -1903.     265  p.     24;^cm. 

Contents. — Part  I.  English  editions^  of  Shakespeare's  works,  separate 
plays  and  poerns.  Part  II.  English  Shakespcariana.  Part  III.  Foreign 
secti^an,  giving  editions  in  many   foreign  languages.  1-8413 

Boston.     Public  library.    Barton  collection. 

Catalogue  of  the  Barton  collections,  Boston  public  library. 
Part  L  Shakespeare's  works  and  Shakespcariana.  [Boston] 
The  Trustees  [1878]-1888.    227  p.    28j^cm. 

Part  I  compiled  by  J.  M.  Hubbard,  with  the  assistance  of  A,  M.  Knapp. 
Valuable   for  the   full   entries  and  bibliographical   notes.  1-1213 

Jaggard,  William. 

Shakespeare  bibliography:  a  dictionary  of  every  known  issue 
of  the  writings  of  our  national  poet  and  of  recorded  opinion 
thereon  in  the  English  language.  With  historical  introduction, 
fac-similes,  portraits,  and  other  illustrations.  Stratford-on- 
Avon,  The  Shakespeare  press,  1911.     729  p.     23cm.     63/ 

Contains  nearly  30,000  entries  in  one  alphabet.  Subjects  are  included  and 
under  each  is  given  a  list  of  the  authors  who  have  written  on  it.  A  tiio««^ 
careful  and  comprehensive  work.  11-14179 

Lowndes,  William  Thomas. 

The  bibliographer's  manual  of  English  literature  containing 
an  account  of  rare,  curious,  and  useful  books,  published  in  or 
relating  to  Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  from  the  invention  of 
printing;  with  bibliographical  and  critical  notices,  collations  of 
the  rarer  articles,  and  the  prices  at  which  they  have  been  sold. 
New  ed.,  rev.,  cor.  and  enl.;  with  an  appendix  relating  to  the 


/.  2 1  /;  K:  ;*t':A:  BRl^F  G3JIDE  TO  THE 

books  of  literary  and  scientific  societies.     By   Henry   G.    Bohn. 
London,  H.  G.  Bohn,  1864.     6  v.     183^cm. 

Shakespeare:  vol.  4,  p.  2252-2366,  classified.  This  was  reprinted  in  Alli- 
bone's  Dictionary  with  the  addition  of  American  publications.  2-3512 

5  Pollard,  Alfred  William. 

Shakespeare  folios  and  quartos:  a  study  in  the  bibliography  of 
Shakespeare's  plays,  1594-1685.  With  37  illustrations.  London, 
Methuen  and  company,  1909.     175  p.     36^x24cm.     21/ 

Contains  the  fullest  description  of  the  seventeenth  century  editions.  In 
the  account  of  Elizabethan  printing  the  author  takes  exception  to  some  of 
Sir  Sidney  Lee's  opinions.     A  very  valuable  work.  10-1180 

6  Tedder,  Henry  Richard. 

Bibliography.  (In  The  Encyclopedia  britannica.  11th  ed. 
Cambridge,  1911.     v.24:793-797.) 

A  classified  list,  items  under  each  heading  arranged  chronologically. 

B.    THE  WRITINGS 

I.    EDITIONS 

Note  on  the  Selection  of  an  Edition 

In  selecting  an  edition  of  a  classic  two  qualities  should  be 
looked  for  as  essential, — legibility  and  durability.  It  will  gener- 
ally be  found  that  where  a  publisher  has  paid  some  attention 
to  these  two  points  a  third  quality — beauty — hardly  less  essen- 
tial than  the  other  two  will  have  been  attained.  Publishers 
sometimes  sacrifice  legibility  to  secure  a  decorative  effect  on  the 
page,  by  using  very  light  or  very  heavy  type,  or  type  of  peculiar 
design.  No  amount  or  kind  of  decorative  effect  will  compen- •• 
sate  for  the  use  of  a  type  difficult  to  read.  A  book  which  has 
sacrificed  its  legibility  has  lost  the  only  excuse  it  ever  had  for 
existence.  The  Roman  type  now  generally  used  is  the  most 
easily  read.  All  of  the  editions  of  Shakespeare  mentioned  below 
are  printed  in.  some  form  of  this  type  differing  chiefly  in  size. 
Eight  point  or  under  is  so  small  as  to  be  rather  difficult  to  read. 
Type  above  twelve  point  is  apt  to  tire  the  eyes.  Legibility  , 
further  depends  on  the  leading  or  spacing  between  the  lines  and 
on  the  quality  of  the  ink  and  paper.  The  strength  or  durability 
of  a  volume  depends  on  the  paper  and  'binding.  It  should  be 
remembered  that  the  price  at  which  a  volume  is  sold  exerts  a 
great  influence  on  all  these  points.  Paper  that  would  be  ex- 
cellent in  a  volume  costing  fifty  cents  would  be  poor  in  a 
five  dollar  book. 

Shakespeare's  writings  are  so  extensive,  that  to  print  them 
in  a  single  volume  means  either  a  type  so  small  as  to  be  read 
with  difficulty  or  a  volume  so  large  as  to  be  awkward  and  heavy. 
Single  volume  editions  however  have  their  use  and  one  at  least 
should  be  in  every  collection.  It  is  hard  to  choose  between 
the  one  volume  editions  listed  below.  The  Globe  edition  gives 
the   standard   text   to   which   Schmidt's   Lexicon   and    Bartlett's 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  9 

Concordance  refer.  The  type  is  six  point,  too  minute  for  more 
than  reference.  The  International,  the  Oxford,  and  Neilson's 
edition  are  all  in  eight  point  type  and  each  provides  a  glossary. 
The  International  prints  the  Globe  text  and  numbering,  and 
the  Temple  Shakespeare  notes,  but  not  the  introductions.  It  is 
cheaper  but  not  so  well  made  as  the  others.  The  Oxford  is 
perhaps  the  best  made,  the  printing  is  a  little  clearer  and  the 
paper  a  little  more  opaque.  The  text  is  based  on  the  early 
quartos  and  the  first  folio,  and  is  numbered.  Neilson's  edition 
is  a  well  made  book  a  trifle  larger  than  the  others.  The  text 
is  based  on  the  early  quartos  and  the  first  folio,  and  is  num- 
bered. The  introductions  are  brief  but  excellent.  Textual  notes 
are  printed  at  the  end.  For  general  reading  an  edition  in  several 
volumes  of  comfortable  size  and  with  legible  type  should  be 
selected.  Of  the  many  editions  examined  the  Oxford  three, 
volume  edition  (14)  seems  to  possess  more  good  points  than 
any  other  considering  its  price,  $1.80  for  the  set.  This  taken  in 
connection  with  Sir  Sidney  Lee's  Life  (156)  involving  an  outlay 
of  $2.25  additional,  will  equip  anyone  for  the  intelligent  reading 
of  Shakespeare.  Should  this  expenditure  of  $4,0.5  seem  too 
great  for  very  small  incomes,  an  excellent  substitute  will  be 
found  in  the  three  volumes  of  the  works  in  the  Everyman's 
library,  and  Smeaton's  biography  in  the  same  series,  costing  35 
cents  per  volume,  making  $1.40  for  the  four.  Although  the 
paper  is  not  quite  opaque  and  the  margins  are  cropped  rather 
close  these  are  wonderful  little  books.  Of  the  other  editions 
noted  below  it  need  only  be  said  that  they  are  of  such  diversity 
that  the  requirements  of  the  most  exacting  taste  are  easily  met 

The  earlier  editions  up  to  Malone's  of  1821  have  only  an 
antiquarian  interest  in  the  history  of  the  development  of  the 
text.  The  editions  which  appeared  between  1821  and  1866  the 
date  of  the  completion  of  the  Cambridge  text  although  lacking 
the  results  of  the  most  recent  scholarship  are  admirable  for 
general  use.  They  give  better  print,  paper,  and  binding  than 
can  be  had  for  the  same  money  spent  on  modern  editions.  A 
recent  London  catalogue  listed  many  of  them  at  from  two  to 
four  shillings  per  volume. 

No  attempt  has  been  made  to  list  the  many  school  editions 
of  individual  plays.  Professor  Stephenson  has  summed  them 
up  admirably  in  a  few^  words  by  saying  that  "the  imprint  of  a 
wellknown  publisher  is  synonymous  with  accurate  scholarly 
work." 

One  Volume  Editions 
Clark  and  Wright,  eds. 

The  works  of  William  Shakespeare,  ed.  by  William  George 
Clark  and  William  Aldis  Wright.  [The  Globe  ed.l  London 
and  New  York,  Macmillan  and  co.,  1891.  1138  p.  18i/^cm.  $1.75. 
This  is  the  standard  text  to  which  Schmidt's  Lexicon  and  Rartlett's  Con- 
cordance and  many  commentators  refer.  It  is  printed  in  six-point  type  too 
small  for  more  than  reference  use.  1-11041 


b 


10  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

8     Clark  and  Wright,  eds. 

The  complete  works  of  William  Shakespeare,  ed.  by  William 
George  Clark  and  William  Aldis  Wright;  with  complete  notes 
of  the  Temple  Shakespeare  by  Israel  Gollancz.  [International 
ed.]  New  York,  Hearst's  international  library  co.,  [1914]. 
1420  p.    20cm.     $1.00. 

This  is  an  excellent  book  for  the  money.  It  is  printed  in  eight-point 
type  op  fair  paper.  The  Globe  text  and  numbering  are  given,  and  the  notes 
of  the  Temple  edition  but  not  the  introductions.  There  is  an  index  of  char- 
acters and  a  glossary.  14-20256 

Craig,  ed.   ^^'^^^^f^t'^  ^-^     • 

The  Oxford  Shakespeare:  the  complete  works  of  William 
Shakespeare,  ed.,  with  a  glossary,  by  W.  J.  Craig.  Oxford, 
Clarendon  press,  [1905?].     1350  p.     20>^cm.     $1.25. 

This  is  a  very  well  made  edition,  beautifully  printed  on  good  paper.  The 
text  is  based  on  the  early  quartos  and  the  first  folio.  There  is  a  glossary. 
This  is  the  easiest  to  read  of  the  one  volume  editions.  It  may  be  obtained  on 
Oxford  India  paper,  $2.50,  on  cheaper  paper,  50c.  7-41814 

10  Furnivall,  ed. 

The  Leopold  Shakespere. .  .from  the  text  of...Delius,  with 
an  introduction  by  F.  J.  Furnivall.  London,  Cassell  &  co.,  n.d. 
cxxxvi,  1056  p.     21^cm. 

Valuable  for  the  introduction  by  Furnivall,  which  is,  however,  a  little  out 
of  date.  It  includes  "The  two  noble  kinsmen"  and  "Edward  III."  It  was 
first  printed  in  1877  and  is  larger  and  heavier  than  more  recent  one  volume 
editions,  although,  like  most  of  them,  printed  in  eight-point  type.  The  whol/ 
was  reprinted  in  larger  type  in  three  volumes  under  the  title  "The  Ro]^ 
Shakespeare." 

11  Neilson,  ed. 

The  complete  dramatic  and  poetic  works  of  William  Shake- 
speare; ed.  from  the  text  of  the  early  quartos  and  the  first  folioj 
by  William  Allan  Neilson.  Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  and  coj 
1906.     1237  p.     23cm.     (The  Cambridge  poetj.)     $2.00. 

This  is  well  printed  on  good  paper.  The  text  is  numbered.  There  is  an 
introduction  to  each  play  which  is  a  scholarly  summary  concerning  the  text,, 
date,  sources,  etc.  Textual  notes  and  a  general  glossary  are  given  at  the  end' 
of  the  volume.  n  6-38336 

12  Brooke,  etc.,  eds. 

Shakespeare's  principal  plays,  ed.  with  introduction  and  notes, 
by  Tucker  Brooke. .  .John  William  Cunliffe. .  .and  Henry  Noble 
MacCracken.  New  York,  The  Century  co.,  1914.  957  p. 
233^  cm.     $2.00.  ... 

Limiting  the  volume  to  twenty  plays  has  permitted  the  use  of  larger  type 
(lO-point)  and  the  inclusion  of  introductions  and  notes.  But  the  volume  is 
bulkier  and  heavier  than  most  one  volume  editions  of  all  the  plays.  The 
stage  history  is  given  with  unusual  fullness.  Within  its  limits  an  excellent 
volume;  14-15779 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  11 

Other  Editions 

13  Clark  and  Wright,  cds. 

The  works  of  William  Shakespeare.  [Victoria  ed.]  London, 
Macmillan  and  co.,  ltd.,  1901-03.     3  v.     20cm.     $5.00  set. 

"The  text  of  this  edition  has  been  taken  from  the  Globe  Shakespeare, 
edited  by  WilHam  George  Clark  and  William  Aldis  Wright.  The  glossary  is 
entirely  new." 

At  one  time  a  great  favorite,  but  it  is  printed  in  double  columns  in  eight- 

goint    type,  like    most    single    volume    editions.      The   three-volume    Oxfor,d    or 
Iveryman  is  to  be  preferred.  4-18465 

14  Craig,  cd. 

[The  complete  works.]  The  text  of  the  Oxford  edition  pre- 
pared by  W.  J.  Craig;  with  a  general  introduction  by  Algernon 
Charles  Swinburne;  introductory  studies  of  the  several  plays 
by  Edward  Dowden  and  a  full  glossary.  Oxford,  University 
press,  1911.     3  v.     19om,     60c.     2/ each. 

The  comedies. .  .general  introduction,     xxxviii,  1128  p. 

The  tragedies.     1316  p. 

The  histories  and  poems.     1214  p. 

This  is  the  best  cheap  large  type  edition  of  Shakespeare  published.     It  is 
well  printed  on  good  paper  with  all  the  care  of  the  Oxford   University  press.' 
.  Dowden's   introductions  discuss   the   sources,   date,   time   duration    and   charac- 
ters.    There  is  a  glossary  in  each  volume.     The  lines  of  the  text  are  numbered. 

15  Everyman's  edition. 

[The  complete  wc^^.]  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  sons,  [1906]. 
3    V.     17^cm.     (Everyman's    library    153-155.)     35c.     1/    each, 

153  Shakespeare's  comedies,     848  p. 

154  Shakespeare's  historical  plays,  poems  and  sonnets.    888  p. 

155  Shakespeare's  tragedies.     982  p. 

A  very  good  cheap  edition,  well  printed  on  serviceable  paper.  A  glossary 
is  provided  at  the  end  of  each  volume.  May  also  be  had  in  reinforced  library 
Bancroft  cloth  binding  at  50  cents  per  volume.  A  marvel  of  cheapness  and 
good  workmanship. 

16  Fumess,  ed.  ^^_______ 

A  new  variorum  editiofTof  Shakespeare,  ed.  by  Horace  How- 
ard Furness.  Philadelphia,  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  co.,  1871-1913. 
f&nr.    25cm.    $4.00  each. 

\  ^         Vol.  16-18  edited  by  Horace  Howard  Furness,  Jr. 

'  Contents. — v.  1.  Romeo  and  Juliet.  1871. — v.  2.  Macbeth.  1873. — v.  3-4. 
Hamlet.  1877.— v.  5.  King  Lear.  1880.— v.  6  Othello  [1886].— v.  7.  The 
Merchant  of  Venice.  1888. — v.  8.  As  you  like  it.  1890. — v.  9.  The  tempest. 
1892. — V.  10.  A  midsommer  night's  dreame.  1895. — v  11.  The  winter's  tale. 
1898. — V.  12.  Much  adoe  about  nothing,  1899. — v.  13.  Twelfe  night,  or  What 
you  will.  1901.— v.  14.  Loues  labour's  lost.  1904. —  [v.  15].  The  tragedie  of 
Anthonie  and  Cleopatra.  1907. — [v.  16].  The  tragedy  of  Richard  the  Third: 
with  the  landing  of  Earle  Richmond,  and  the  battell  of  Bosworth  field.  1908. — 
[v.  17].  The  tragedie  of  Ivlivs  Caesar.  1913.  [v.  18].  The  tragedie,  of 
Cymbelene.     1913. 

The  most  complete  edition  as  far  as  published.  The  notes,  both  textual 
and  critical,  are  most  elaborate.  Each  volume  contains  a  selection  of  notable 
criticisms  and  a  bibliography.  The  most  important  contribution  of  American 
scholarship  to  Shakespearean  literature.  4-13966 


12  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

17  GoUancz,  ed. 

The  Temple  Shakespeare,  with  preface,  glossary,  &c.  by 
Israel  Gollancz.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  and  co.,  1894-1896.  40  v. 
13^cm.     45c.  cl.     65  c.  le. 

This  is  one"  of  the  most  charming  editions  ever  published.  The  volumes 
are  pocket  size,  in  flexible  covers,  beautifully  printed  on  fine  paper.  The  text 
is  the  Globe  texl,  and  is  numbered.  Each  volume  contains  ati  introduction  on 
the  early  editions,  date,  sources,  duration  of  the  action,  and  at  the  end  brief 
notes  and  a  glossary. 

18  Gollancz,  ed. 

The  works  of  Shakespeare,  ed.  by-  Israel  Gollancz.  .  .with 
many  illustrations,  antiquarian  and  topographical.  London,  J.  M, 
Dent  &  CO.,  1899-1900.  12  v.  19cm.  (The  larger  Temple 
Shakespeare.)     $15.00.     54/  set. 

"...The  text  here  used  is  that  of  the  'Cambridge*  edition.  In  the  present 
issue  of  the  'Temple  Shakespeare'  the  editor  has  introduced  some  few  textual 
changes;  these  have  been  carefully  noted  in  each  case. 

19  Herford,  ed. 

The  works  of  Shakespeare;  ed.  with  introductions  and  notes 
by  C.  H.  Herford.  London,  Macmillan  and  co.,  ltd.,  1899.  10  v. 
18i/$cm.     (The  Eversley  series.)     $1.50.     4/  each. 

These  volumes  have  all  the  good  qualities  of  the  v^rell-known  Eversley 
series,  good  printing,  good  paper,  and  a  pleasing  format.  The  text  is  founded 
upon  the  work  of  the  editors  of  the  Cambridge  and  Globe  editions.  The 
notes,  brief  and  always  to  the  point,  are  placed  at  the  foot  of  the  page. 

The  American  reprint  is  from  the  same  plates  but  on  poorer  paper,  the 
edges  somewhat  closely  trimmed,  the  lettermg  tarnishes.  Almost  all  the 
pleasing  qualities  of  the  Eversley  edition  have  disappeared.  12-38580 

20  Hudson,  ed. 

The  new  Hudson  Shakespeare.  Introduction  and  notes  by 
H.  N.  Hudson;  ed.  and  rev.  by  E.  C.  Black.  [Boston],  Ginn  & 
CO.,  [1906-1914].    -12^.     17cm.     50c.  each. 

Other  volumes  to  follow. 

A  revision  of  the  Hudson  Shakespeare  that  is  excellent  for  hi^h  school 
and  college  use,  and  for  libraries  having  a  demand  for  edited  smgle-play 
volumes.  The  omissions  from  the  text  are  the  usual  ones,  the  notes  are  not 
too  scholarly,  and  the  introductions  admirably  cover  the  usual  subjects  of 
discussion  in  class  work.  Variations  in  readings  are  ^iven  and  an  index  refers 
to  the  most  important  words  and  phrases  explained  m  the  notes.  These  are 
not  so  profuse  as  in  the  Rolfe  edition  and  are  placed  with,  the  text  instead  of 
at  the  end  of  the  play. 

21  Neilson  and  Thorndike,  eds. 

The  Tudor   Shakespeare,   ed.  by  W.   A.   Neilson  and  A.   H. 
.    Thorndike.     New   York,   The    Macmillan    co.,    1911-1913.     40  v. 
15cm.     35c.  each. 

A  pocket  edition  modelled  on  the  well-known  Temple  Shakespeare,  but 
with  stiff  instead  of  flexible  covers.  The  notes,  too,  are  somewhat  fuller  than 
in  the  Temple  edition,  making  th'^  ^-^tter  suited  to  class  and  library  use.  The 
text  is  the  same  as  that  used  in  Professor  Neilson's  one-volume  edition  in  the 
Cambridge  poets  series.  The  identity  of  this  name  with  the  standard  Cam- 
bridge edition  of  Clark  and  Wright  results  in  confusion,  and  the  suggestion 
to  call  this  text  the  Neilson  text  should  be  adopted.  Each  volume  has  an 
introductory   essay    on    the   text,    date,    sources,    construction    and    style,    stage 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  13 

history,  and  interpretation.  The  notes  and  glossary  are  placed  at  the  end. 
The  last  volume  "The  facts  about  Shakespeare"  gives  an  admirable  summary 
of  the  poet's  life  and  works  and  includes  a  bibliography,  p.  243-263. 

22  Porter  and  Clarke,  eds. 

[First  folio  edition];  ed.  with  notes,  introduction,  glossary, 
list  of  variorum  readings,  and  selected  criticism,  by  Charlotte 
Porter  and  Helen  A.  Clarke.  New  York,  T.  Y.  Crowell  co., 
1903-1912.     40  V.     16i^cm.     75c.  each. 

This  edition  places  the  text  of  the  first  folio  within  the  reach  of  public 
libraries  of  moderate  income,  while  at  the  same  time  it  furnishes  an  excellent 
edition  for  ordinary  use.  A       /       /' 

23  Rolfe,  cd.  ] 

Shakespeare's  complete  works,  ed.,  with  notes,  by  William  J. 
Rolfe.  New  York,  Harper  &  brothers,  1870-1883.  40  v.  20cm. 
56c.  each. 

This  is  one  of  the  best  editions  for  school  and  individual  use.  The  notes 
are  full  and  scholarly,  the''text  expurgated.  A  new  edition  was  issued  by  the 
American  Book  Co.  1903-6,  also  in  40  volumes,  but  the  extracts  from  notable 
critics  were  omitted.  Also  issued  in  20  volumes  with  the  title  The  Friendly 
edition.  12-38637 

24  White,  ed.  . 

The  new  Grant  White  Shakespeare;  rev.,  supplemented,  and 
annotated  by  W.  P.  Trent,  B.  J.  Wells,  and  J.  B.  Henneman. 
Boston,  Little,  Brown  &  co.,  1912.     12  v.     $1.50  each. 

The  editors  have  left  White's  text  substantially  intact.  The  revisions 
have  been  only  those  dictated  by  the  progress  made  in  Shakespeare  scholar- 
ship since  the  first  edition  appeared  in  1857-65.  The  lines  have  been  numbered. 
Some  of  the  notes  now  no  longer  needed  have  been  discarded,  others  have 
been  edited  and  sometimes  abridged,  and  a  few  have  been  added  by  the  editors, 
such  changes  and  additions  being  clearly  indicated. 

25  Wright,  cd. 

The  works  of  William  Shakespeare,  ed.  ,by  William  Aldis 
Wright.  London,  Macmillan  and  co.,  1894-95.  9  v.  ZSy^cm. 
(The  Cambridge  Shakespeare.)     $27.00.     £4/14/6. 

This  edition  offers  the  most  complete  apparatus  for  the  study  of  the  text. 
It  is  accurate  in  its  citations  of  various  readings.  Indispensable  in  any  collec- 
tion used   for  scholarly  work.  4-13967 

Editions  for  Young  People 

26  Ben  Greet  edition. 

The  Ben  Greet  Shakespeare  for  young  readers -and  amateur 
players.  Garden  City,  N.  Y.,  Doubleday,  Page  &  co.,  [1912]. 
6  V.     19cm.     60c.  each. 

The  following  have  been  issued : 

As-  you   like  it. 

The  comedy  of  errors. 

Julius   Caesar. 

The  merchant  of  Venice. 


14  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

A  midsummer  night's  dream. 

The   tempest. 

"A  unique  and  exceptionally  useful  version,  condensed  to  the  length  of  an 
ordinary  performance  and  especially  adapted  for  reading  or  stage  presentation 
by  children  and  amateurs.  The  right-hand  pages  are  devoted  to  the  text,  the 
left-hand  to  brief  and  lucid  explanatory  notes  and  practical  stage  directions, 
diagrams  of  the  stage,  illustrations  of  characters  in  costume,  etc.  At  the 
beginning  of  the  play  are  'A  few  general  rules  or  customs  of  acting'  addressed 
to  amateurs.  The  arrangements  for  stage  sett'ng  are  few  and  simple." 
Quoted  from  A.  L.  A.  Booklist,  v.  9,  p.  86. 

27  Darton,  ed. 

The  Bankside  Shakespeare  for  schools;  ed.  by  F.  J.  H. 
Darton.     London,  W.  Gardner,  Darton  &  co.,  ltd. 

I  have  not  seen  these  volumes.  The  publishers  announce  "The  object  of 
the  series  is  to  provide  a  text  of  Shakespeare  which  can  be  acted  by  children 
without  undue  mutilation  of  the  plays.  The  whole  plot  is  given,  with  no  act 
or  scene  omitted  or  transposed.  Curtailment  is  made  from  the  speeches  and 
dialogue.  The  acting  is  in  the  Elizabethan  manner,  with  full  directions  for 
staging  and  management  based  on  actual  experience  in  London  schools.  The 
plays  take  about  two  hours  in  acting.  Each  play  contains  an  estimate  of  the 
minimum  number  of  actors  required,  with  suggestions  for  duplicating  minor 
parts." 

28  Lamb  edition. 

The  Lamb  Shakespeare  for  the  young;  based  on  Lamb's 
tales,  with  passages  and  scenes  inserted  from  the  plays,  and 
songs  set  to  music.  Under  the  general  editorship  of  Professor  I. 
Gollancz.  London,  Chatto  &  Windus,  1907-1909.  10  v.  19cm. 
80  c.     1/6  each. 

The  set  includes  the  following:  v.  1,  The  tempest;  v.  2,  As  you  like  it; 
V.  3,  A  midsummer  night's  dream;  v.  4,  The  merchant  of  Venice;  v.  5,  The 
winter's  tale;  v.  6,  Twelfth  night;  v.  7,  Cymbeline ;  v.  8,  Romeo  and  Juliet; 
v.   9,  Macbeth  ;  v.   10,  Much  ado  about  nothing. 

An  extra  volume  (12)  consists  of  "An  evening  with  Shakespeare;  an  enter- 
tainment of  readings,  tableaux,  and  songs  set  to  old  tunes;  arranged  by  T. 
Maskell  Hardy."  Another  extra  volume  (11)  is  planned  to  contain  a  life  of 
Shakespeare  for  the  young  by  the  editor,  I.   Gollancz. 

29  Perkins,  ed. 

A  midsummer-night's  dream,  for  young  people;  a  play  by 
William  Shakespeare,  adapted  from  the  Camlbridge  text;  intro- 
ductory story,  decorations  and  illustrations  by  Lucy  Fitch  Per- 
kins.   New  York,  F.  A.  Stokes  co.,  [1907].    93  p.    25i^cm.    $1.50. 

"The  introduction  gives  a  delightful  setting  for  the  play  in  a  little  story 
of  its  first  production  before  the  Oueen  at  the  Christmas  revels." — A.  L.  A 
Booklist,  V.  4:  92. 

Will  be  of  assistance  in  producing  the  play.  7-27351 

List  of  Notable  Editions 

30  1623  First  folio.     Bibliographical  descriptions  will  be  found  in 

Lowndes,  1869  (4),  v.  4,  p.  2253-2255;  Jaggard  (3),  p.  495: 

Pollard  (5),  p.  108-110. 

Reprints 

31  1807  Ed.  by  Francis  Douce.     Reprinted  by  E.  &  J.  Wright, 

London,  in  folio  38x24cm.     This  is  the  first  reprint  of 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  IS 

the  first  folio.  Some  commentators  consider  Capell's 
ed.  of  1767-68  as  the  first  reprint  but  while  Capell  used 
the  text  of  the  folio  he  also  used  the  quartos. 

32  1861-4  London,  reprinted  for  L.   Booth   in  three  parts   1861, 

1863,  and  1864  in  type  in  reduced  size — 23cm. 

33  1866  Ed.  by  H.  Staunton.     Reprinted     by  Day  &  son,  ltd., 

London,  in  folio,  40x26Kcm.     Origmally  published,  in  ' 
sixteen  parts  Feb.  1864-Oct.  1865. 

34  1876  Ed.  by  J.  O.  Halliwell-Phillips.     Reprinted  by  .Chatto 

&  Windus,  London,  in  reduced  facsimile  at  10s.6d.  per 
copy.     It  now  sells  |©r  about  a  couple  of  dollars  and 
is  the  only  edition  within  the  means  of  a  small  Jibrarv.     y 
The  pririf'^^o  blurred  and  indistinct  thabjit  is  hard  to,    J 
read.  ^     ▼'  <(''    ** 

35  1902  E'd  by  Sir  Sidney  Lee.     Reprinted  by  the  Clarendon 

press,  Oxford,  in  photographic  facsimile  in  folio,  37cm. 
A  supplement  containing  a  "Census  of  extant  copies" 
was  published  the  same  year.  This  described  160 
copies  of  the  first  folio,  and  fourteen  additional  copies 
were  described  in  the  "Notes  and  additions  to  the 
Census,"  1906.  Since  then  Sir  Sidney  Lee  has  noted 
five  more  copies.  In  all  the  number  of  extant  copies 
of  the  first  folio  is  probably  over  180  of  which  one- 
third  are  in  the  United  States. 

36  1910  Reprinted  by  Methuen  &  co.,  ltd.,  London,  in  photo- 

graphic facsimile  in  folio  37x23^cm.  This  is  the  most 
usable  reprint.  The  type  shows  clear  on  the  white 
paper  with  no  attempt  to  reproduce  the  defects  and 
discolorations  of  the  original  copy  used.  This  and  the 
reprints  of  the  other  folios  by  Methuen  &  co.,  noted 
below,  were  issued  in  boards  with  light  linen  backs 
doubtless  with  the  expectation  that  they  would  be  re- 
bound, £4,4sh.  for  each  folio"  or  £12,12sh.  for  the  set 
of  four. 

Zl       1632  Second   folio.     For   note   of   description   see   above   under 
First  folio  (30). 
Reprint 

38  1904  Reprinted  by  Methuen  &  co.,  ltd.,  see  above  {2>Ci). 

39  1663-4  Third    folio.     For    note   of   descriptions    see    above    (30). 

The  issues  dated  1663  do  not  contain  the  seven  spurious 
plays  which  were  included  in  the  issues  dated  1664. 
Reprint 

40  1905  Reprinted  by  Methuen  &  co.,  ltd.,  from  the  edition  of 
1664.     See  above  (36). 

41  1685  Fourth  folio.    For  note  of  descriptions  see  above  (30). 

Reprint 

42  1904  Reprinted  by  Methuen  &  co.,  ltd.,  see  above  (36). 


16  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

43  1709  Ed.  by  N.  Rowe.     London,  Printed  for  J.  Tonson.     6  v. 

A  seventh  volume  containing  the  poems  was  edited  by  C. 
Gildon  and  printed  for  E.  Curll  and  E.  Sanger  in  1710. 

44  1723-5  Ed.  by  A.  Pope.     London,  Printed  for  J.  Tonson,    6  v.     A 

supplementary  volume  of  the  poems,  ed.  by  Geo.  Sewell 
was  printed  by  J.  Darby  for  A.  Bettesworth  in  1725. 

45  1733  Ed.  by  L.  Theobald.     London,  Printed  for  A.  Bettesworth 

[etc.].     7  v. 

46  1743-4  Ed.  by  Sir  Thos.  Hanmer.     Oxford,  printed  at  the  theater. 

6  V.     Some  sets  have  date  1744-6. 

47  1747  Ed.  by  W.  Warburton.     Dublin,  Printed  for  R.  Owen.    8  v. 

48  1765  Ed.  by  S.  Johnson.     London,  Printed  for  J.  &  R.  Tonson 

[etc.].     8  v. 

49  1767-8  Ed.  by  Ed.  Capell.     London,  Printed  by  Dryden  Leach  for 

J.  and  R.  Tonson.  10  v.  "Notes  and  various  readings  to 
Shakespeare"  were  printed  in  three  volumes  by  Henry 
Hughs,  for  the  author,  London,  1779-83. 

50  1773  Ed.  by  S.  Johnson  and  Geo.  Steevens.     London,  Printed 

for  C.  Bathurst.  10  v.  In  1778  a  second  edition  of  this 
was  issued,  revised  and  augmented  by  Isaac  Reed.  A 
"Supplement"  edited  by  E.  Malone  was  published  in  2  v. 
in  1780  and  "A  second  appendix"  in  1783.  Third  edition, 
1785,  fourth  edition,  1793,  see  under  1803  below. 

51  1790  Ed.  by  E.  Malone.     London,  Printed  by  H.  Baldwin  for 

J.  Rivington  &  sons  [etc.].     10  v.     (v.  1  in  two  parts.) 

52  1795-6  Ed.     by     S.     Johnson.     1st     American     ed.     Philadelphia, 

Printed  and  sold  by  Bioren  &  Madan.     8  v. 

53  1803  Ed.  by  S.  Johnson,  Geo.  Steevens,  and  Isaac  Reed.     Lon- 

don, Printed  for  J.  Johnson.  21  v.  Known  as  the  "First 
variorum"  edition. 

54  1813  The  reprint  in  1813  is  known  as  the  "Second  variorum." 

55  1821  Ed.  by  E.  Malone  and  Jas.  Boswell.     London,  F.  C.  &  J. 

Rivington.  21  v.  Known  as  Malone's  or  the  "Third 
variorum." 

56  1826  Ed.  by  S.  W.  Singer.     Chiswick,  Printed  by  C.  Whitting- 

ham  for  Wm.  Pickering.  10  v.  New  ed.  with  critical 
essays  by  W.  W.  Lloyd,  1856.     Lloyd's  essays  alone  1875. 

57  1832-4  Ed.  by  A.  J.  Valpy.     London,  A.  J.  Valpy.     15  v. 

58  1841-4  Ed.    by   J.    P.    Collier.     London,    Whittaker    &    co.     8    v. 

The  forged  Notes  and  emendations  appeared   1853. 
58a  1852-7  Ed.    by    H.    N.    Hudson.      Boston    &    Cambridge,    U.    S. 
Munroe  &  co.     11  v.     His   Harvard  ed.  20  v.  appeared  in 
1881. 

59  1857  Ed.  by  Alex.  Dyce.     London,  E.  Moxon.     6  v. 

60  1857-60  Ed.  by  R.  G.  White.     Boston,  Little,  Brown  &  co,     12  v. 

His  Riverside  ed.  3  v.  appeared  in  1883. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  17 

(61  1858-60  Ed.  by  H.  Staunton.     London,  G.  Routledge  &  co.     3  v. 

62  1863-6  Ed.  by  W.  G.  Clark,  J.  Glover,  and  VV.  A.  Wright.     Cam- 

bridge and  London,  Macmillan  &  co.  9  v.  The  Globe  one 
volume  edition  based  on  this  was  first  published  in  1864. 

63  1870  Ed.  by  W.  J.  Rolfe.     First  volume  issued  in  1870  see  (23). 

64  1871  Ed.    by    H.    H.    Furness.    First    volume    issued    in    1871 

see  (16). 

65  1877  Ed.  by  N.   Delius  and  F.  J.  Furnivall.     London,  Cassell 

Fetter  Galpin  &  co.  see  (10). 

66  1888-90  Ed.  by  H.  Irving  and  F.  A.  Marshall.     London,  Blackie. 

8  V.     Excellent  for  the  stage  history  of  the  plays. 

67  1888-1906  Ed.  by  A.  Morgan.     New  York,  The  Shakespeare  society 

of  New  York.  22  v.  Prints  the  early  quartos  and  the 
first  folio  on  opposite  pages.  Known  as  the  Bankside 
Shakespeare. 

68  1904-7  Ed.    by    A.    H.    Bullen.     Stratford-on-Avon,    The    Shake- 

speare press.  10  V.  A  very  beautifully  printed  edition,  the 
first  issued  in  the  poet's  native  town. 

69  1906-9  Ed.  by  Sir  Sidney  Lee.     New  York,  G.  D.  Sproul.     40  v. 

Sumptuous  in  printing  and  paper. 

70  1907  Ed.  by  A.  Morgan  and  Willis  Vickery.     New  York,  The 

Shakespeare  society  of  New  York.  5  v.  Prints  the  re- 
written or  rearranged  texts  of  the  Restoration  period  and 
the  first  folio  on  opposite  pages.  Known  as  the  Bankside- 
restoration  Shakespeare. 

Poems  and  Sonnets 

Doubtless  Shakespeare  revealed  himself  in  his  dramas,  but 
such  revelations  are  lost  iii  the  multitude  and  variety  of  the 
characterizations  and  thei  quest  is  hopeless.  But  the  Sonnets 
form  a  small  distinct  group  in  which  it  is  believed  by  many 
Shakespeare  revealed  his  inmost  feelings.  The  question  whether 
the  Sonnets  tell  a  story  of  intrigue,  involving  as  it  does  the 
identification  of  Mr.  W.  H.,  the  rival  poet,  and  the  dark  lady, 
offers  a  problem  of  irresistible  attraction  to  many  minds.  Sir 
Sidney  Lee's  elaborate  study  of  Elizabethan  sonnet  sequences 
(summarized  in  the  Life)  has  seemed  to  place  the  whole  matter 
in  a  clear  light,  but  his  simple,  straight-forward  common  sense 
explanations  do  not  appeal  to  those  who  love  a  mystery  and  so 
the  discussion  goes  merrily  on  and  doubtless  will  continue  to 
the  end  of  time.  Some  of  these  studies  are  valuable  contribu- 
tions to  Shakespeare  literature  and  it  has  seemed  best  to 
mention  a  few  of  them  below.  Entries  are  under  editors,  be- 
cause as  a  rule  there  is  a  half-pennyworth  of  text  to  an  intoler- 
able deal  of  comment.  Those  who  desire  to  read  the  Sonnets 
for  the  beautiful  poetry  they  contain  will  find  the  volumes  in 
the  Temple  (17)  or  Tudor  (21)  editions,  or  the  separate  volumes 
in  the,  Canterbury  poets  (35g.  or  IT)  or  the  Golden  treasury 
series  ($1  or  2/6)  quite  satisfactory. 


18  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

71  Beeching,  ed. 

The  sonnets  of  Shakespeare;  with  an  introduction  and  notes 
by  H.  C.  Beeching.  Boston  and  London,  Ginn  &  company, 
1904.     Ixvii,  145  p.     19cm. 

The  best   for  school   and  general  use.  4-34540 

72  Butler,  ed. 

Shakespeare's  sonnets,  reconsidered,  and  in  part  rearranged 
with  introductory  chapters,  notes,  and  a  reprint  of...  1609 
edition,  by  Samuel  Butler.  London,  Longmans,  Green  and  co., 
1899.     328  p.     23cm. 

Identifies  Mr.  W.  H.  with  Will  Hughes  or  Hews. 

73  Dowden,  ed. 

The  sonnets  of  William  Shakspere,  ed.  by  Edward  Dowden. 
London,  C.  K.  Paul  &  co.,  1881.     Ixii,  251  p.     16cm. 

The  introduction  is  an  admirable  summary.  The  notes  at  the  end  are 
full,  p.  155-251.  4-6357 

74  Tyler,  ed. 

Shakespeare's  sonnets.  Ed.  with  notes  and  introduction,  by 
Thomas  Tyler.     London,  D.  Nutt,  1890.     316  p.     22cm. 

The  comment  and  interpretation  on  each  individual  sonnet  are  minute. 
Identifies  Mr.  W.  H.  as  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  the  rival  poet  as  Chapman, 
and  the  dark  lady  as  Mary  Fitton.  A  12-872 

75  Palmer,  George  Herbert. 

Intimations  of  immortality  in  the  sonnets  of  Shakspere. 
Boston  and  New  York,  Houghton,  Mifflin  co.,  1912.  57  p. 
18cm.     75c. 

12-26316 

Quotations 

The  best  of  Shakespeare's  sayings  have  found  their  way 
necessarily  into  all  collections  of  quotations.  In  those  which  I 
have  examined  he  occupies  easily  the  first  place.  Bartlett  in 
the  latest  edition  gives  Shakespeare  121  pages. 

Among  collections  of  longer  passages  the  .  most  notable 
achievement  is  the  volume  brought  together  by  Dr.  Johnson's 
unfortunate  friend  Dr.  William  Dodd  under  the  title  "The 
beauties  of  Shakespeare"  published  in  1752,  and  many  times 
reprinted.  Editions  are  still  in  the  market, — W.  Collins  sons  & 
CO.,  and  F.  Warne  &  co.  both  of  London. 

Of  a  somewhat  different  character  as  its  name  implies  is 
Mary  Cowden  Clarke's  "Shakespeare's  Proverbs,"  1847  and  since 
reprinted  several  times  (G.  P.  Putnam's  sons,  1908).  A  useful 
volume  is  C.  Arnold's  Index  to  Shakespearian  thought,  1880. 

Apocrypha 

The  best  collection  of  the  plays  a*  one  time  ascribed  to 
Shakespeare      is    C.    F.   Tucker   Brooke's   mentioned   below.     A 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  19 

number  of  these  plays  are  included  in  the  Temple  dramatists 
(1  sh.  each)  namely:  Arden  of  Feversham,  The  two  noble  kins- 
men, Edward  III,  and  The  merry  devil  of  Edmonton. 

16    Brooke,  Charles  F.  Tucker. 

The  Shakespeare  apocrypha;  being  a  collection  of  fourteen 
plays  which  have  been  ascribed  to  Shakespeare;  ed.,  with  intro- 
duction, notes  and  bibliography.  Oxford,  The  Clarendon  press, 
1908.    Ivi,  455  p.     19j^cm.    $1.75.    5/. 

Bibliography:  p.  438-455. 

Contains  facsimile  reproductions  of  original  title-pages. 

Contents — Arden  of  Feversham. — Locrine. — Edward  III. — Mucedorus. — 
Sir  John  Oldcastle. — Thomas,  lord  Cromwell. — The  London  prodigal. — The 
Puritan  widow. — A  Yorkshire  tragedy. — The  merry  devil  of  Edmonton. — Fair 
Em. — The  two  noble  kinsmen. — The  birth  of  Merlin. — Sir  Thomas   More. 

8-34728 

II.     PARAPHRASES,  TALES,  ETC. 

n    Clarke,  Mary  Cowden. 

The  girlhood  of  Shakespeare's  heroines.  London,  J.  M.  Dent 
&  CO.,  [1907].  3  V.  17j/2cm.  (Everyman's  library.)  35c.  1/ 
each. 

These  stories  have  an  old-fashioned  flavor  but  appeal  to  those  having  a 
sense  of  literature.  A  10-1692 

78  Guerber,  Helene  Adeline. 

Stories  of  Shakespeare's  plays.     New  York,  Dodd,  Mead  and 
CO.,  1910-1912.     3  V.     19cm.     $1.25  each. 
Comedies.     1910.    .336  p. 
Tragedies.     1911.     349  p. 
English  history.     1912.     315  p. 

Give  in  little  more  than  outline  the  plots  of  the  plays.  Useful  to  recall 
the  story.  12-22821 

79  Hoffman,  Alice  Spencer. 

The  children's  Shakespeare;  being  stories  from  the  plays  with 
illustrative  passages;  with  many  coloured  illustrations  by  Charles 
Folkard.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  sons,  ltd.,  1911.  472  p.  23i^cm. 
$2.50.    7/6. 

The  volume  is  a  trifle  large  but  it  is  well  printed  on  good  paper.  The 
colored  illustrations  are  quite  up  to  the  best  modern  work.  Gives  the  stories 
of  twenty  plays  in  easy  narrative,  using  much  of  the  text.  12-34229 

80  Lamb,  Charles. 

Tales  from  Shakespeare,  by  Charles  and  Mary  Lamb.  Illus- 
trated by  Arthur  Rackham.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  co.,  1909. 
304  p.    23Hcm.    $2.50.     7/6. 

This  is  an  attractive  illustrated  edition.  Another  such  is  that  illustrated 
by  Norman  M.  Price  and  published  by  Charles  Scribher's  sons,  New  York, 
for  $2.50.  A  satisfactory  unillustrated  edition  is  the  one  in  the  Golden 
treasury  series,  $1.00.  The  tales  are  included  in  most  of  the  collected  editions 
of    Lamb's    works, — Ainger's,    Lucas's,    Macdonald's    or    the    Oxford    edition. 

W  10-2 


20  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

81  Macleod,  Mary. 

The  Shakespeare  story-book;  with  introduction  by  Sidney 
Lee;  illustrations  by  Gordon  Browne.  London,  W.  Gardner, 
Darton  &  co.  [1902].     459  p.     21  ^cm.     6/. 

Republished  in  New  York,  Barnes,  1905.     $1.75. 

The  stories  of  sixteen  plays  charmingly  told  preserving  much  of  the 
dramatic  dialogue.     Well  suited  for  reading  aloud.  3-16387 

IIL     GUIDES  TO  THE  STUDY  OF  SHAKESPEARE 

Two  older  works  are  worthy  of  mention  although  they  are 
now  somewhat  out  of  date.  H.  Corson's  Introduction  to  the 
study  of  Shakespeare,  Boston,  1889,  and  E.  Dowden's  Shake- 
speare (Literature  primers),  New  York,  1888. 

82  Fleming,  William  Hansell. 

How  to  study  Shakespeare.  .Series  [l]-4.  New  York, 
Doubleday  &  McClure  co.,  1899-1904.     4  v.     17j^cm.    $1.00  each. 

Takes  up  each  play  in  minute  detail  giving  sources  of  plot,  explanatory 
notes,  table  of  acts  and  scenes  in  which  each  character  appears,  number  of 
lines  to  each  character  and  assignments  of  minor  characters  to  be  read  by  one 
person  in  a  reading  club,  questions  on  the  drama,  and  a  brief  list  of  references 
to  collateral  reading.     Especially  useful  to  the  leader  of  a  class  or  club. 

99-5635 

83  Luce,  Morton. 

A  handbook  to  the  works  of  William  Shakespeare.  London, 
G.  Bell  and  sons,  1906.     463  p.     17>4cm.     $1.75. 

This  volume  is  full  of  well  digested  information.  It  is  reliable  and  sane. 
Best  suited  to  those  who  wish  to  make  a  thorough  study  of  the  poet's  works. 

6-32397 

84  MacCracken,  Helen  Noble. 

An  introduction  to  Shakespeare,  by  H.  N.  MacCracken, 
F.  E.  Pierce,  and  W.  H.  Durham.  New  York,  The  Macmillan 
company,  1910.     222  p.     IS^cm.     90c.     4/. 

"A  convenient  handbook  for  school  and  college  use,  containing  an  out- 
line of  Shakespeare's  life,  a  description  of  Elizabethan  London  and  the 
theatre,,  a  chapter  each  on  his  non-dramatic  works,  the  sequence  and  chief 
sources  of  the  plays,  his  development  as  a  dramatist,  and  four  chapters  on 
the  plays  themselves."     A.  L.  A.   Booklist,  v.   7  :   290. 

Well  adapted  to  the  use  of  individual  students.  10-20400 

85  Porter,  Charlotte. 

Shakespeare  study  programs;  the  comedies  [by]  Charlotte 
Porter  &  Helen  A.  Clarke.  Boston,  R.  G.  Badger,  [1914].  138  p. 
19^cm.     $1.00. 

14-5831 

Shakespeare  study  programs;  the  tragedies  [by]  Charlotte 
Porter  &  Helen  A.  Clarke.  Boston,  R.  G.  Badger,  [1914]. 
150  p.     19Hcm.     $1.00. 

"The  Shakespeare  study  programs  appeared  originally  in  Pnet  lore... 
The  references  in  these  volumes  are  to  the  'First  folio  edition'  of  Shakespeare, 
ed.  by  Charlotte  Porter."     Introd.  note. 

These   two    volumes    endeavor    to    take    the    student    more    directly    to    the 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  21 

plays  than  other  guides.  After  a  brief  introduction  on  the  sources,  etc.,  eacli 
act  is  taken  up  in  turn  with  a  section  "Queries  for  discussion,  under  each. 
At  the  end  of  each  play  one  or  two  sections  are  devoted  to  some  special 
points  in   the  drama.      Does  not  give  reading  lists.  14-5830 

86  Stephenson,  Henry  Thew. 

The  study  of  Shakespeare.  New  York,  H.  Holt  and  co.,  1915. 
300  p.     20cm.    $1.25. 

"A  brief  working  bibliography" :  p.  82-84.  .  ^,         r.,     , 

The  author's  introductory  chapters  on  London,  The  Playhouses, 
"Dramatic  structure,"  and  "How  to  read  a  play"  are  based  on  full  knowledge, 
and  form  the  basis  of  the  comments  which  follow  on  eleven  plays.  These 
comments  are  particularly  good  in  making  clear  difficulties  which  confront 
the  beginner.  The  book  can  be  especially  recommended  to  those  studying 
alone.  13-5682 

87  Tolman,  Albert  Harris. 

Questions  on  Shakespeare.  Chicago,  111.,  The  University 
of  Chicago  press,   [1910].    2  v.     17^cm.     v.  1,  75c.     v.  2,  $1.00. 

Part  I  embraces  the  study  of  Shakespeare's  language  and  verse  and 
includes  a  comprehensive  working  bibliography.  Part  II  takes  up  the 
detailed  study  of  Henry  VI,  Richard  III,  Poems  (exclusive  of  the  Sonnets), 
Love's  labor's  lost.  The  comedy  of  errors.  Two  gentlemen  of  Verona,  and  A 
midsummer  night's  dream,  providing  questions,  character  study,  sources, 
textual  criticism  and  bibliography.  More  scholarly  than  Fleming  (82)  and 
consequently  not  so  well  suited  to  clubs  or  reading  classes.  The  complete 
work  will  comprise  six  volumes.  10-15668 

IV.     LANGUAGE 
Grammar   Versification 

In  addition  to  the  works  mentioned  below  it  is  to  be  noted 
.   that    most    school    editions    have    something    to    say    on    the 
grammar  and  versification.     See  also  Part  I  of  Tolman  (.87),  who 
mentions  a  number  of  general  works  on  versification. 

88  Abbott,  Edwin  Abbott. 

A  Shakespearian  grammar;  an  attempt  to  illustrate  some  of 
the  differences  between  Elizabethan  and  modern  English.  For 
the  use  of  schools.  London,  New  York,  Macmillan  and  co.,  ltd., 
1897.     xxiv,  511  p.     Uyjcm.    $1.50.    6/. 

This  well-known  work  was  first  published  in  1869  and  still  remains  the 
best  for  general  use.  8-5394 

89  Browne,  George  Henry. 

Notes  on  Shakspere's  versification.  With  appendix  on  the 
verse  tests,  and  a  short  descriptiv  bibliografy.  Boston,  Ginn 
and  CO.,  1884.     34  p.     20cm. 

2d  ed.  was  issued  in   1886. 

A  brief  summary  of  the  whole  subject  for  class  room  use. 

90  Craik,  George  L. 

The  English  of  Shakespeare;  illustrated  in  a  philological 
commentary  on  his  Julius  Caesar;  ed.  by  W.  J.  Rolfe.  9th  ed. 
Boston,  Ginn  &  co.,  1900.     386  p.     18cm.     90c. 

This  still  is  one  of  the  best  introductions  to  Shakespeare's  grammar  and 
language.     The  verse  p.  28-43. 


22  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

Lexicons 

91  Cunliffe,  Richard  John. 

A  new  Shakespearean  dictionary.  London,  Blackie  and  son, 
ltd.,  1910.    342  p.    23cm.     $2.50.     9/. 

"A  medium  sized  volume  in  which  is  gathered  together  a  considerable 
amount  of  matter  that  will  be  useful  to  students,  much  of  it  collated  from 
standard  authorities.  The  body  of  the  work  is  the  result  of  the  author's 
original  research  and  consists  of  full  definitions  of  words  and  phrases  that 
have  become  obsolete  or  whose  meanings  have  become  obscure.  To  the 
definitions  are  appended  quotations  and  references,  the  latter  being  to  the 
Globe   edition."     A.    L.    A.    Booklist,   v.    7:    189.  10-20199 

92  Dyce,  Alexander. 

A  glossary  to  the  works  of  William  Shakespeare.  The  refer- 
ences made  applicable  to  any  edition  of  Shakespeare,  the  ex- 
planations revised  and  new  notes  added  by  Harold  Littledale. 
London,  S.  Sonnenschein  &  co.,  lim.,  1902.     570  p.    22j<cm.     $3. 

3-15070 

93  Edwardes,  Marian. 

A  pocket  lexicon  and  concordance  to  the  Temple  Shake- 
speare. New  York,  The  Macmillan  co.,  1909.  273  p.  15x1  l^cm. 
60c. 

"Choice  has  been  made  of  all  words  which  since  Shakespeare's  days  have 
fallen  into  disuse  or  have  undergone  a  change  of  meaning,  together  with  others 
used  in  his  works  which  had  more  than  one  significance.  Expressions  and 
passages  that  have  oflFered  special  difficulty  to  the  commentators  are  also 
included,  and  the  chief  variorum  readings  and  interpretations  have  been 
supplied. .  .The  lines  are  numbered  according  to  the  Globe  edition,  from  which 
the   Temple   Shakespeare    was   set    up."     Preliminary    note..  9-14702 

94  Foster,  John. 

A  Shakespeare  word-book,  being  a  glossary  of  archaic  forms 
and  varied  usages  of  words  employed  by  Shakespeare.  London, 
G.  Routledge  &  sons,  ltd.,  [1908].     735  p.    23cm.    $3. 

Dvce  and  Foster  occupy  a  position  between  Schmidt  and  the  smaller 
dictionaries.  9-8400 

95  Onions,  Charles  Talbut. 

A  Shakespeare  glossary.  Oxford,  The  Clarendon  press,  1911. 
259  p.     19Hcm.     85c.     2/6. 

This  book  is  the  outcome  of  an  analysis  of  Shakespeare's  vocabulary 
conducted  in  the  light  of  the  results  published  in  the  Oxford  English  Dic- 
tionary, with  the  editorial  staflF  of  which  the  author  was  connected  for  fifteen 
years.  Besides  words  or  senses  of  words  now  obsolete  or  surviving  only  in 
provincial  or  archaic  use,  others  involving  allusions  not  generally  familiar,  and 
certain  proper  names  of  special  interest  or  difficulty  are  included.  Senses 
still  current  are  also  occasionally  illustrated,  chiefly  where  there  is  con- 
textual obscurity,  or  where  it  seemed  desirable  to  give  a  complete  conspectus 
of  a  word  with  many  ramifications  of  meaning.      (Condensed  from  the  preface.) 

This  is  the  best  glossary  not  only  for  the  student  but  for  the  small 
library.  W  12-65 

96  Schmidt,  Alexander. 

Shakespeare-lexicon;  a  complete  dictionary  of  all  the  English 
words,  phrases  and  constructions  in  the  works  of  the  poet.     3d 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  23 

ed.,  rev.  and  enl.  by  Gregor  Sarrazin.     Berlin,  G.  Reimer,  1902. 
2  V.    24j^cm. 

"Supplement :  A  selection  of  new  renderings  and  interpretations" :  v. 2, 
p.1453-1484. 

This  work  should  only  be  used  in  its  latest  edition.  The  earlier  editions 
contained  many  absurdities,  which  were  corrected  in  successive  revisions. 
For  ordinary  use  the  briefer  works  by  CunlifTe  (91)  and  Onions  (95)  are  to 
be  preferred.  3-12801 

97  Stewart,  Charles  D. 

Some  textual  difficulties  in  Shakespeare.  New  Haven,  Yale 
university  press,  1914.     251  p.     20j^cm.     $1.35. 

"About  forty  little  essays,  each  discussing  a  doubtful  passage.  The 
author  bases  his  conclusions  on  what  would  be  consistent  with  the  character 
making  the  speech,  on  Shakespeare's  knowledge  of  human  nature  and  general 
tendencies  ol  thought,  and  on  the  setting  and  atmosphere  of  the  play." 
A.    L.    A.    Booklist,    v.  11:359.  14-21066 

Concordances 

98  Bartlett,  John. 

A  new  and  complete  concordance. .  .to. .  .the  dramatic  works 
of  Shakespeare,  with  a  supplementary  concordance  to  the  poems. 
New  York,  The   Macmillan  co.,   1896.     1910  p.    28Hcm.    $7.50. 

A  most  useful  work,  complete,  and  indispensable  to  all  who  read  or  study 
Shakespeare.  The  references  are  to  the  Gllobe  text,  act,  scene,  and  line 
number.  4-12137 

99  Clarke,  Mrs.  Mary  Cowdtin,  comp. 

The  complete  concordance  to  Shakespeare:  being  a  verbal 
index  to  all  the  passages  in  the  dramatic  works  of  the  poet. 
(New  and  rev.  ed.)  London,  Bickers  &  son,  1894.  860  p. 
25^cm.     $5.00. 

This  older  work  is  practically  displaced  by  Bartlett  (98).  It  is  not  9o 
full  as  Bartlett  and  gives  references  to  act  and  scene  only  whereas  Bartlett 
gives  the  line  as  well.  15-9873 

V.     SOURCES 

The  various  plays,  stories,  poems,  etc.,  which  it  is  supposed 
offered  suggestions  to  Shakespeare  in  writing  his  dramas  have 
been  printed  from  time  to  time.  The  most  readily  accessible 
collection  is  the  so-called  "Shakespeare's  library"  (101)  now 
out  of  print  but  easily  picked  up  second-hand.  Worthy  of 
mention  also  is  W.  W.  Skeat's  Shakespeare's  Plutarch  a  reprint 
of  North's  translation  of  the  lives  on  which  Shakespeare  based 
his  Roman  plays.  The  notes  and  glossary  of  this  volume  are 
especially  good.  In  connection  with  this  subject  MacCallum 
(144)   should  be  noted. 

A  new  and  apparently  more  complete  collection  of  these 
writings  is  now  being  published  by  Chatto  &  Windus,  London, 
with  the  title  The  Shakespeare  classics,  and  under  the  general 
editorship  of  Israel  Gollancz.  There  are  to  be  twenty  volumes 
each  edited  by  a  well-known  Shakespeare  scholar.  Twelve 
volumes  have  appeared.  They  are  sold  separately  at  2  sh.  6d. 
each.     See  also  Tolman  (87)  part  I,  p.  166-169. 


24  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

100  Holinshed,  Raphael. 

Shakespeare's  Holinshed;  the  Chronicle  and  the  historical 
plays  compared,  by  W.  G.  Boswell-Stone.  New  York,  Duffield 
&  CO.,  1907.     532  p.     24cm.    $3.50. 

"Authorities  referred  to":  p.xvii-xxii. 

"The  historical  excerpts  are  arranged  in  the  dramatic  order,  and  the 
action  of  the  play  which   they  illustrate  is  briefly  described."     Preface,  p.xiv. 

8—35263 

101  Shakespeare's  Hbrary;  a  collection  of  the  plays,  romances,  novels, 
poems  and  histories  employed  by  Shakespeare  in  the  composition 
of  his  works;  with  introductions  and  notes  [by  J.  P.  Collier]. 
2d  ed.  [by  W.  C.  Hazlitt].  London,  Reeves  and  Turner,  1875. 
6  V.     18cm. 

The  first  four  volumes  constituting  part  1  contain  the  miscellaneous 
writings  which  it  is  thought  likely  Shakespeare  made  use  of  in  writing  his 
plays.  Holinshed  is  not  included.  The  last  two  volumes  contain  eleven 
plays  from  which  Shakespeare  is  supposed  to  have  derived  assistance.  Second- 
hand copies  are  easy  to  pick  up  at  $4.00  or  $5.00  for  the  set. 

VI.     LITERARY    HISTORY 

102  Boas,  Frederick  Samuel. 

Shakspere  and  his  predecessors.  New  York,  C.  Scribner's 
sons,  1904.     555  p.     18^cm.     (The  university  series.) 

Discusses  the  dramas  in  their  approximate  chronological  order  and  lays 
special  stress  on  the  influence  of  the  earlier  Elizabethans,  Marlowe,  Kyd, 
Lyly,  Peele,  and  Greene.     Excellent  in  its  study  of  the  characters.  5-6039 

103  Brooke,  Charles  Frederick  Tucker. 

The  Tudor  drama;  a  history  of  English  national  drama  to  the 
retirement  of  Shakespeare.  Boston,  Houghton  Mifflin  co., 
[1911].     461  p.     20cm.     $1.50. 

Traces  the  development  frorn  the  early  miracle  plays  and  mysteries, 
through  the  interlude  and  the  imitation  of  the  classical  dramas  to  the  final 
form  of  Shakespeare  and  his  contemporaries.  Scholarly  and  well  written. 
There  are  excellent  bibliographies  at  the  end  of  each  chapter.  11-26428 

104  The    Cambridge    history    of    English    literature,    ed.    by    A.    W. 

Ward  and  A.  R.  Waller.     Cambridge,  The  University  press.  New 
York,  G.  P.  Putnam's  sons,  1907-1915.     11  v.     24cm.     $2.50  each. 

The  most  elaborate  work  ever  published  on  the  history  of  English  litera- 
ture. Volume  4  is  devoted  to  the  prose  and  poetry  of  the  Elizabethan  period, 
and  volumes  5  and  6  to  the  drama  to  1642.  The  bibliographies  at  the  end 
of  each  volume  are  especially  full  in  references  to  original  editions.         7-40856 

105  Fleay,  Frederick  Card. 

A  biographical  chronicle  of  the  English  drama,  1559-1642. 
London,  Reeves  and  Turner,  1891.     2  v.     233^cm. 

12-7147 

106  Fleay,  Frederick  Gard. 

A  chronicle  history  of  the  London  stage,  1559-1642.  London, 
Reeves  and  Turner,  1890.     424  p.     23^cm. 

4-31118 
Fleay's  accumulations  of  facts  are  of  the  greatest  value  to  all  Shakespeare 
scholars,  but  his  deductions  are  not  generally  received  without  question. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  25 

107  Lanier,  Sidney. 

Shakspere  and  his  forerunners;  studies  in  Elizabethan  poetry 
and  its  development  from  early  English.  New  York,  Double- 
day,  Page  &  CO.,  1908.     2  pt.  in  1  v.    23cm.    $1.60. 

"This  work  contains  two  sets  of  Shakspere  lectures  delivered  by  Mr. 
Lanier  in  Baltimore  during  the  winter  of  1879-80,  one  at  Johns  Hopkins 
university,  the  other  to  a  class  of  ladies  at  Peabody  institute." — Preface, 
signed :   Henry   Wysham   Lanier. 

Readable  but  rather  fragmentary.  8-31012 

108  Robertson,  John  Mackinnon. 

Elizabethan  literature.  New  York,  H.  Holt  and  co.,  [1914]. 
256  p.  17cni.  (Home  university  library  of  modern  knowledge, 
r.o.  89.)     50c.     1/. 

An  excellent  brief  but  readable  account.  Short  working  bibliography  at 
end.  14-15144 

109  Schelling,  Felix  Emmanuel. 

Elizabethan  drama,  1558-1642,  a  history  of  the  drama  in 
England  from  the  accession  of  Queen  Elizabeth  to  the  closing 
of  the  theaters,  to  which  is  prefixed  a  resume  of  the  earlier 
drama  from  its  beginnings.  Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  co., 
1908.    2  V.  22V-2  cm.    $7.50. 

"Bibliographical   essay:"    v.   2,   p.   443-537. 

A  comprehensive  work,  the  best  on  the  subject.  It  should  be  in  every 
collection  as  it  will  serve  as  the  basis  of  study  on  every  point  connected  with 
the  drama  during  the  period  covered.  The  long  Bibliographical  essay  is  of 
the  highest  value.  8-5140 

110  Schelling,  Felix  Emmanuel. 

The  English  chronicle  play;  a  study  in  the  popular  historical 
literature  environing  Shakespeare.  New  York,  The  Macmillan 
CO.,  1902.    310  p.    20  cm.    $2.00. 

In  this  volume,  devoted  to  a  single  phase  of  early  English  dramatic  liter- 
ature, the  author  has  again  produced  the  best  book  for  general  use.  The 
influence  of  the  national  spirit  on  the  history  plays  is  clearly  brought  out. 
The  tables  of  plays  at  the  end  of  the  volume  are  valuable  for  reference.    2-2780 

111  Schelling,  Felix  Emmanuel. 

English  drama.  London,  J.  AI.  Dent  &  sons  ltd.,  1914.  341  p. 
IWz  cm.     (The  channels  of  English  literature.)     $1.50. 

About  three-fifths  of  the  book  is  devoted  to  the  Elizabethan  drama. 
Has  the  same  qualities  of  scholarship  and  clear  presentation  which  charac- 
terize his  larger  work.  14-18042 

112  Seccombe,  Thomas,  and  John  William  Allen. 

The  age  of  Shakespeare  (1579-1631).  With  an  introduction 
by  Professor  Hales.  London,  G.  Bell  and  sons,  1903.  2  v.  18  cm. 
(Handbooks  of  English  literature.)     $1.00  each. 

Contents:  I,  Poetry  and  prose;  TT.  Drama.  One  of  the  best  studies  of 
the  period.  3-16041 


26  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

113  Symonds,  John  Addington. 

Shakspere's  predecessors  in  the  English  drama.  New  ed. 
London,  Smith,  Elder  &  co.,  1900.     551  p.     20>4cm.     $2.00. 

A  charmingly  written  volume  based  on  wide  reading.  Excellent  for  the 
general  reader.  2-24423 

114  Ward,  Adolphus  William. 

A  history  of  English  dramatic  literature,  to  the  death  of 
Queen  Anne.  New  and  rev.  ed.  New  York,  Macmillan  and  co., 
1899.     3  V.    22Hcm.    $9.00. 

The  most  comprehensive  work  in  English  on  the  whole  subject.  A  perfect 
storehouse  of  facts  very  well  arranged.     There  is  a  good  index.  4-13959 

VII.     SHAKESPEARE'S    CONTEMPORARIES 

Good  modern  editions  of  most  of  the  Elizabethan  dramatists 
have  been  published.  Between  1885  and  1888  the  complete  works 
of  Marlowe,  Marston,  Middleton,  and  Peele  were  published  under 
the  editorship  of  A.  H.  Bullen.  The  Oxford  university  press 
has  issued  editions  of  Lyly,  Kyd,  and  Greene  and  a  smaller 
edition  of  Marlowe.  An  edition  of  Jonson  edited  by  Herford 
is  announced.  Beaumont  and  Fletcher  are  included  in  the  series 
of  Cambridge  English  classics  (10  volumes)  and  a  variorum 
edition  by  A.  H.  Bullen  is  in  course  of  publication.  Most  of 
these  are  rather  expensive.  The  collections  listed  below  answer 
most  purposes  and  cost  comparatively  little. 

115  The  Belles-lettres  series.  Section  III.  The  English  drama  from 
its  beginning  to  the  present  day.  General  editor,  G.  P.  Baker. 
Boston,  D.  C.  Heath  and  co.,  v.  d.     7  v.     15>^cm.    60c.  each. 

A  school  edition,  two  plays  to  each  volume  under  a  special  editor.  The 
introductions  and  notes  are  much  fuller  than  in  the  Masterpieces  of  the  Eng- 
lish drama.  Each  play  is  also  provided  with  a  bibliography  and  each  volume 
with  a  glossary.  Includes  Beaumont,  Fletcher,  Chapman,  Ford,  Gascoigne, 
Jonson,  Middleton,  Webster. 

116  Gayley,  Charles  Mills,  ed. 

Representative  English  comedies,  with  introductory  essays 
and  notes,  an  historical  view  of  our  earlier  comedy,  and  other 
monographs  by  various  writers,  under  the  general  editorship  of 
Charles  Mills  Gayley.  New  York,  The  Macmillan  co.,  1903-1914. 
3  V.    203^cm.    $2.00  each. 

An  excellent  collection  of  the  greatest  value  to  public  libraries  as  well  as 
to  students  and  general  readers.  It  brings  together  the  best  comedies  from 
a  purely  literary  point  of  view.  Each  is  provided  with  an  introductory  essay 
bj'  some  specialist,  on  the  author,  the  date,  sources,  construction  and  char- 
acters. 

3-11660 

117  Masterpieces  of  the  English  drama.  Felix  E.  Schelling,  general 
editor.  New  York,  American  book  co.,  v.  d.  7  v.  18cm.  70c. 
each. 

An  edition  for  school  use,  each  volume  by  a  separate  editor  who  provides 
an  introductory  sketch,  notes  and  a  glossary.  Includes  so  far  the  best  plays 
of  Beaumont  and  Fletcher,  Chapman,  Jonson,  Marlowe,  Massinger,  Middle- 
ton,  Webster,  and  Tourneur,   four  plays   to   each  volume. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  27 

118  The  Mermaid  series;  the  best  plays  of  the  old  dramatists;  literal 
reproductions  of  the  old  text.  London,  T.  F.  Unwin,  v.  d.  27  v. 
19cm.    $1.25.    3/6  each. 

An  unexpurgated  edition  of  the  chief  EHzabethan  dramatists.  In  various 
styles  of  binding  of  which  the  green  cloth  is  to  be  preferred.  Includes  the 
best  plays  of  Beaumont  and  Fletcher,  Chapman,  Day,  Dekker.  Field,  Ford, 
Greene,  Heywood,  Jonson,  Marlowe,  Massinger,  Middleton,  Shirley,  Tour- 
neur,  Webster. 

119  Neilson,  William  Allan,  ed. 

The  chief  Elizabethan  dramatists,  excluding  Shakespeare; 
selected  plays  by  Lyly,  Peele,  Greene,  Marlowe,  Kyd,  Chapman, 
Jonson,  Dekker,  Marston,  Heywood,  Beaumont,  Fletcher,  Web- 
ster, Middleton,  Massinger,  Ford,  Shirley;  ed.  from  the  original 
quartos  and  folios,  with  notes,  biographies  and  bibliographies. 
Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  co.,  1911.     878  p.    21Hcm.    $2.75. 

"Bibliographies:"  p.  861-867.  11-5340 

VIIL     LATER    HISTORY 

Including  the  development  of  the  text  and  Shakespeare's 
posthumous  reputation 

Under  this  heading  Sir  Sidney  Lee's  illuminating  chapters 
on  the  Bibliography  and  Posthumous  reputation  should  be  espe- 
cially noted  (156)  chap.  XIX,  XX.  Two  scholarly  works  are 
also  to  be  noted  for  their  value  in  the  study  of  the  text, — C.  M. 
Ingleby's  Shakespeare's  hermeneutics;  or  The  still  lion,  being 
as  essay  towards  the  restoration  of  Shakespeare's  text.  London, 
Triibner  &  co.,  1875,  and  B.  G.  Kinnear's  Cruces  Shakespeari- 
anae.  Difficult  passages  in  the  works  of  Shakespeare.  The 
text  of  the  folios  and  quartos  collated  with  the  lections  of  recent 
editions  and  the  old  commentators.  With  original  emendations 
and  notes.  London,  G.  Bell  &  sons,  1883.  But  the  basis  of  all 
textual  study  should  be  the  Cambridge  edition   (25). 

120  Johnson,  Charles  Frederick. 

Shakespeare  and  his  critics.  Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  co., 
1909.    386  p.    21cm.    $1.50. 

From  a  bibliographic  point  of  view  one  of  the  best  guides  through  the 
mazes  of  Shakespearean  criticism.  It  points  out  the  extent  and  character  of 
the  contribution  made  by  each  of  the  more  important  critics  and  editors.  The 
author's  critical  acumen  and  charm  of  style  raise  his  own  comments  far  above 
the  level  of  mere  bibliographic  notes.  9-6493 

121  Jusserand,  Jean  Adrien  Antoine  Jules. 

Shakespeare  in  France  under  the  ancien  regime.  London, 
T.  F.  Unwin,  1899.    496  p.     23cm.    $6.00. 

Chapter  I  covers  the  literary  relations  of  France  and  England  before  the 
time  of  Louis  XIV.  Chapter.II  the  struggle  between  the  regulars  (committed 
to  the  classic  unities)  and  the  independents,  and  to  the  literary  relations  with 
England  throughout  the  seventeenth  century.  Chapters  III  and  IV  are 
devoted  to  the  eighteenth  century,  the  growing  interest  in  English  literature 
and  the  determined  opposition  of  Voltaire.  The  Epilogue  narrates  briefly 
the  final  triumph  of  Shakespeare  in  the  nineteenth  century.  The  scholarship 
and  vivacious  style  of  the  author  have  combined  to  produce  one  of  the  most 
intensely  interesting  volumes  in  the  literature  of  Shakespeare.  1-1.360 


28  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE  \ 

122  Lee,  Sir  Sidney. 

Shakespeare  and  the  modern  stage,  with  other  essays.  New 
York,  Chas.  Scribner's  sons,  1906.     251  p.     23^ cm.     $2.00. 

Contents. — Shakespeare  and  the  modern  stage. — Shakespeare  r.nd  the 
Elizabethan  playgoer. — Shakespeare  in  oral  tradition. — Pepys  and  Shakes- 
peare.— Mr.  Benson  and  the  Shakespearean  drama. — The  municipal  theatre. — 
Aspects  of  Shakespeare's  philosophy. — Shakespeare  and  patriotism. — A  peril 
of  Shakespearean  research. — Shakespeare  in  France. — The  commemoration 
of  Shakespeare  in  London.  6-38524 

123  Lounsbury,  Thomas  Raynesford. 

Shakespeare  as  a  dramatic  artist,  with  an  account  of  his 
reputation  at  various  periods.     New   York,   C.   Scribner's  sons, 

1901.  449  p.    23cm.     (His  Shakespearean  wars,  I.)     $2.00. 

Bibliography:     p.    419-434.  1-25383 

124  Lounsbury,  Thomas  Raynesford. 

Shakespeare   and   Voltaire.     New   York,    C.    Scribner's   sons, 

1902.  463  p.     21Kcm.     (His  Shakespearean  warr,  II.)     $2.00. 

2-22422 

125  Lounsbury,  Thomas  Raynesford. 

The  text  of  Shakespeare;  its  history  from  the  publication  of 
the  quartos  and  folios  down  to  and  including  the  publication  of 
the  editions  of  Pope  and  Theobald.  New  York,  C.  Scribner's 
sons,  1906.  579  p.  21^cm.  (His  Shakespearean  wars.  III.) 
$2.00. 

6-36417 
These  three  volumes  are  among  the  most  important  contributions  of 
America  to  Shakespearean  scholarship.  They  were  published  under  the  serial 
title  of  "Shakespearean  wars."  The  interest  of  the  first  centers  about  Shakes- 
peare as  a  dramatist  and  contains  one  of  the  best  discussions  of  Shakespeare's 
relation  to  the  dramatic  unities.  The  history  of  the  plays  is  carried  on  with 
special  fullness  down  to  the  death  of  Dryden,  but  Chapter  IX  continues  the 
discussion  of  Shakespeare's  influence  through  the  eighteenth  century.  The 
second  volume  is  taken  up  almost  wholly  with  the  history  of  the  determined 
opposition  of  Voltaire  to  the  growing  influence  of  the  English  drama,  espe- 
cially Shakespeare.  The  third  volume  reviews  the  text  of  the  folios  but  is 
chiefly  devoted  to  the  Pope-Theobald  controversy. 

126  Warde,  Frederick  B. 

^  The  fools  of  Shakespeare;  an  interpretation  of  their  wit, 
wisdom  and  personalities.  New  York,  McBride,  Nast  &  co., 
1913.    214  p.     19^cm.     $1.25. 

A  slight  but  interesting  book  which  deals  more  with  recent  actors  in  the 
parts  than  with  the  characters  themselves.  The  illustrations  are  from  photo- 
graphs. 13-23641 

127  Winter,  William.  _  #.  . 

Shakespeare  on  the  stage.  New  York,  Moffat,  Yard  and  co., 
1911.     564  p.     23cm.    $3.00. 

Contents. — "Shakespeare  spells  ruin." — King  Richard  III. — ^The  Mer- 
chant of  Venice. — Othello. — Hamlet. — Macbeth. — King   Henrv  VIII.        12-664 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  29 

128  Winter,  William. 

Shakespeare  on  the  stage.  2d  series.  New  York,  Moffat, 
Yard  and  co.,  1915.    664  p.    23cm.    $3.00. 

Contents. — Twelfth  Night. — Romeo  and  Juliet. — As  you  like  it. — King 
Lear. — The  taming  of  the  shrew. — Julius  Caesar.  15-7372 

In  these  volumes  the  author  gives  the  stage  histories  of  the  ulays  from 
1855  to  date,  based  on  his  own  experience  as  a  dramatic  critic.  Tne  prelimi- 
nary chapter  in  volume  1,  "Shakespeare  spells  ruin,"  discusses  Shakespearean 
productions  from  a  purely  commercial  point  of  view. 

IX.     CRITICISM  AND  COMMENT 

Under  this  head  an  effort  has  been  made  to  include  only 
writings  whose  paramount  interest  is  the  work  of  Shakespeare, 
a  point  not  always  easy  to  determine.  Where  the  interest  of 
the  book  is  in  Shakespeare  himself  it  is  placed  in  Section  XII. 
I  should  have  no  objection  to  the  transfer  of  certain  items  from 
one  section  to  the  other. 

129  Bradley,  Andrew  Cecil. 

Shakespearean  tragedy;  lectures  on  Hamlet,  Othello,  King 
Lear,  Macbeth.  London,  Macmillan  and  co.,  ltd.,  1904.  498  p. 
23cm.    $3.25.     10/. 

By  many  considered  the  finest  example  of  Shakespearean  criticism  of 
recent  years.  5-6040 

130  Brink,  Bernhard  Aegidius  Konrad  ten. 

Five  lectures  on  Shakespeare;  tr.  by  Julia  Franklin.  New 
York,  H.  Holt  and  co.,  1895.     248  p.     ISj^cm.     $1.25. 

Admirable  studies  of  Shakespeare  as  poet  and  man,  of  the  chronology  of 
the  plays,  and  of  his  qualities  as  a  dramatist,  and  as  a  comic  and  tragic 
writer.  12-30953 

131  Brooke,  Stopford  Augustu§^. 

On  ten  plays  of  Shalfespeare.  New  York,  H.  Holt  and  co., 
1905.     311  p.    23cm.    $2.25.    \^ 

Contents. — Midsummer  night's  diaarn. — Romeo  and  Juliet. — Richard  II. — 
Richard  III. — Merchant  of  Venice. — As  you  like  it. — Macbeth. — Coriolanus. — 
Winter's  tale. — Tempest.  *  W  6-16 

132  Brooke,  Stopford  Augustus.*    "     -^ 

Ten  more  plays  of  Shakeadteare.  New  York,  H.  Holt  and  co., 
1913.    313  p.    23cm.    $225.      ' 

Contents. — Much  ado  about  nothing. — Twelfth  night;  or  What  you  will. — 
Julius  Cxsar. — Hamlet. — Measure  for  measure. — Othello. — King  Lear. — King 
John.— Henry   IV.— Henry   V. 

A  13-1958 

These  two  volumes  offer  excellent  interpretative  criticism  of  the  plots 
and  characters  of  the  plays.  ^ 

133  Campbell,  Lewis.  / 

Tragic  drama  in  Aeschylus,  Sophocles,  and  Shakespeare. 
London,  Smith,  Elder  &  co.,  1904.     280  p.     21cm. 

Traces  the  affinities  between  Shakespeare  and  the  Creek  tragic  dramatists 
in  action,  characterization,  construction,  etc.  Treats  in  detail  of  Hamlet, 
Othello,  Macbeth,  and  King  Lear.     *  5-6776 


30  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

134  Coleridge,  Samuel  Taylor. 

Lectures  and  notes  on  Shakspere  and  other  English  poets. 
Now  first  collected  by  T.  Ashe.  London,  G.  Bell  and  sons,  1902. 
552  p.     18^cm.     (Bohn's  standard  library.)     $1.00.     3/6. 

"All  the  extant  criticism  of  Coleridge  on  the  English  dramatists. .  .and 
numerous  criticisms  of  his  on  other  English  poets..." — Preface.  Ranks  high 
as  aesthetic  criticism.     May  also  be  had  in  the  Everyman's  library.    35  cents. 

4-13962 

135  Collins,  John  Churton. 

Studies  in  Shakespeare.  Westminster,  A.  Constable  &  co., 
ltd.,  1904.     380  p.    20cm.     $2.00. 

Contents. — I.  Shakespeare  as  a  classical  scholar. — II.  Shakespearean 
paradoxes. — III.  Sophocles  and  Shakespeare  as  theological  and  ethical 
teachers. — IV.  Shakespeare  as  a  prose  writer. — V.  Was  Shakespeare  a  law- 
yer?— VI.  Shakespeare  and  Holinshed. — VII.  Shakespeare  and  Montaigne. — 
VIII.  The  text  and  prosody  of  Shakespeare. — IX.  The  Bacon-Shakespeare 
mania.  4-19630 

136  Dowden,  Edward. 

Shakspere:  a  critical  study  of  his  mind  and  art.  12th  ed. 
London,  K.  Paul,  Trench,  Trubner  &  co.,  ltd.,  1901.  434  p. 
21cm.     $1.75. 

Contents. — Shakspere  and  the  Elizabethan  age. — The  growth  of  Shaks- 
pere's  mind  and  art. — The  first,  and  the  second  tragedy :  Romeo  and  Juliet ; 
Hamlet. — The  English  historical  plays. — Othello  ;  Macbeth  ;  Lear. — The 
Roman    plays. — The    humor    of    Shakspere. — Shakspere's    last    plays. — Hamlet. 

One  of  the  best  books  for  the  general  reader,  with  the  caution,  however, 
that  Shakespeare  was  more  of  a  mere  man  and  less  of  a  conscious  artist  than 
the  critic  represents  him.  Takes  up  the  plays  in  chronological  order  to  show 
the  development  in  character  drav/ing.  Especially  fine  in  the  analysis  of 
characters.  3-25289 

137  Fleming,  William  Hansell. 

Shakespeare's  plots;  a  study  in  dramatic  construction.  New 
York,  G.  P.  Putnam's  sons,  1902.     467  p.  21cm.     $1.50. 

Besides  chapters  on  the  drama  as  a  work  of  art,  its  nature  and  construc- 
tion, considers  especially  the  plays  of  Macbeth,  The  merchant  of  Venice, 
Julius  Cccsar,  Twelfth  night,  and  Othello.     Somewhat  diflfuse  in  treatment. 

2-2776 

138  Gervinus,  Georg  Gottfried. 

Shakespeare  commentaries;  tr.  under  the  author's  superin- 
tendence, by  F.  E.  Bunnett.  5th  ed.  London,  Smith,  Elder  & 
CO.,  1892.     955  p.     23cm.    $5.00. 

A  valuable  work  for  general  use.  It  still  remains  one  of  the  best  of  the 
German  commentaries.  Studies  the  dramas  chiefly  as  interpretations  of  life 
and  character.  3-24545 

139  Hazlitt,  William. 

Lectures  on  the  literature  of  the  age  of  Elizabeth,  and  Char- 
acters of  Shakespeare's  plays.  London,  G.  Bell  and  sons,  1901. 
268,  247  p.     183^cm.     (Bohn's  standard  library.)     $1.00     3/6. 

Hazlitt  oflFers  one  of  the  best  examples  of  personal  criticism  as  con- 
trasted with  scientific  criticism.  He  is  more  interested  in  the  significance  of 
the  drama  and  its  characters  than  in  the  form.  4-2519 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  31 

140  Heine,  Heinrich. 

Heine  on  Shakespeare;  a  translation  of  his  notes  on  Shake- 
speare heroines,  by  Ida  Benecke.  Westminster,  A.  Constable 
and  CO.,  1895.     189  p.    20cm.     3/6. 

A  series  of  brilliant  sketches  of  permanent  value.  The  translation  is 
well  done.  4-12150 

141  Hudson,  Henry  Norman. 

Shakespeare:  his  life,  art,  and  characters.  With  an  historical 
sketch  of  the  origin  and  growth  of  the  drama  in  England. 
Boston,  Ginn  brothers,   1872.     2  v.     19Hcm.     $4.00. 

The  greater  part  of  these  volumes  is  taken  up  with  a  very  keen  critical 
analysis  of  Shakespeare's  characters.     The  biographical  portion  is  very  brief. 

4-13965 

142  Jameson,  Mrs.  Anna  Brownell. 

Shakespeare's  heroines;  characteristics  of  women,  moral, 
poetical,  and  historical.  London,  G.  Bell  &  sons,  1898.  341  p. 
18j^cm.     (Bohn's  standard  library.)     $1.00.     3/6. 

A  well-known  volume  displaying  the  keenest  insight  into  the  characteis 
of  Shakespeare's  women.     Written  in  a  charming  style.  1-20593 

143  Klein,  David. 

Literary  criticism  from  the  Elizabethan  dramatists;  repertory 
and  synthesis.  With  an  introductory  note  by  J.  E.  Spingarn. 
New  York,  Sturgis  &  Walton  co.,  1910.     257  p.     19j^cm.    $1.50. 

Bibliography:   p.   250-257. 

"Extracts  from  the  works  of  Shakespeare,  Tonson,  and  the  other  dramatists 
of  the  period,  pertaining  to  the  technique  of  the  drama,  interpreted  briefly 
and  so  arranged  as  to  show  the  growth  of  a  critical  consciousness." — A.  L. 
A.  Booklist,  V.  7:  108.  10-16147 

144  MacCallum,  Mungo  William. 

Shakespeare's  Roman  plays  and  their  background.  London, 
Macmillan  and  co.,  1910.     666  p.    23cm.    $3.00. 

The  introduction  discusses  Roman  plays  in  the  sixteenth  century,  Shakes- 
peare's treatment  of  history,  and  the  sources  of  his  Roman  plays  in  Plutarch 
traced  through  the  translators  Amyot  and  North.  Then  follow  "exhaustive 
studies  of  Julius  Caesar,  Anthony  and  Cleopatra,  and  Coriolanus,  showing 
remarkable  erudition  and  grasp,  not  only  in  interpretation  of  the  plays  them- 
selves, but  in  discussion  of  their  sources,  the  dramatic  conditions  at  the 
time  they  were  written  and  the  life  they  reflect."    A.  L.  A.  Booklist,  v.  7:  151 

A  10-191 

145  Martin,  Helena  Saville  (Faucit)  lady. 

On  some  of  Shakespeare's  female  characters:  Ophelia,  Portia, 
Desdemona,  Juliet,  Imogen,  Rosalind,  Beatrice;  by  Helena  Fau- 
cit, lady  Martin.  New  ed.  Edinburgh  and  London,  W.  Black- 
wood and  sons,  1887.     354  p.     22^cm.     $3.00. 

These  studies  by  one  of  the  most  intellectual  actresses  of  the  nineteenth 
century  are  valuable  aids  in  the  study  of  Shakespeare's  characters.        12-36675 


32  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

146  Warner,  Beverley  Ellison. 

English  history  in  Shakespeare's  plays.  New  York,  Long- 
mans, Green  and  co.,  1894.     321  p.     19cm.    $1.75. 

The  ten  plays  are  taken  up  in  chronological  order  from  King  John  to 
Henry  VIII.  Shakespeare's  treatment  of  the  material  and  his  departure  from 
historic  accuracy  are  discussed  in  detail.  Chronological  tables  connect  the 
chapters.  4-13968 

147  Warner,  Beverley  Ellison,  ed. 

Famous  introductions  to  Shakespeare's  plays  by  the  notable 
editors  of  the  eighteenth  Icentury;  ed.  with  a  critical  introduction, 
biographical  and  explanatory  notes.  New  York,  Dodd,  Mead 
and  CO.,  1906.     268  p.     ZUAcm.    $2.50. 

Contents. — Introductory  essay. — ^John  Heminge  and  Henrie  Condell. — 
Nicholas  Rowe. — Alexander  Pope. — Lewis  Theobold. — Sir  Thomas  Hanmer. — 
William  Warburton. — Samuel  Johnson. — George  Steevens. — Edward  Capell. — 
Isaac   Reed. — Edmund   Malone. 

"The  introductory  essay  aims  to  estimate  the  value  of  the  prefaces  and 
to  show  what  each  editor  has  contributed  to  the  interpretation  and  under- 
standing of  Shakespeare."    A.  L.  A.  Booklist,  v.  3 :  76.  6-9259 

C.     BIOGRAPHY 
X.     LIVES   OF  THE   POET 

148  Brandes,  Georg  Morris  Cohen. 

William  Shakespeare;  a  critical  study.  London,  W.  Heine- 
mann,  1902.     709  p.     22^ cm. 

Tr.  from  the  Danish    by  William  Archer,  etc. 

The  author  skillfully  weaves  into  his  narrative  much  of  the  life  and 
thought  of  the  period,  criticism  of  the  plays  and  the  characters  abound.  Gives 
a  much  better  impression  of  Shakespeare's  time  than  of  the  poet  himself. 

4-13961 

149  Elton,  Charles  Isaac. 

William  Shakespeare,  his  family  and  friends;  ed.  by  A. 
Hamilton  Thompson,  with  a  memoir  of  the  author  by  Andrew 
Lang.    New  York,  E.  P.  Button  &  co.,  1904.    521  p.    23cm.    $4.00. 

Not  a  formal  biography.  It  contains  chapters  on  the  early  life,  on  Strat- 
ford, on  midland  agriculture  and  natural  history  in  Shakespeare,  on  the  Lon- 
don road,  and  London  itself,  on  the  poet's  descendants  and  will,  on  seven- 
teenth century  allusions  and  traditions,  and  lastly  a  section  on  the  first  produc- 
tion of  The  Tempest  which  includes  a  description  of  Blackfriar's  theatre. 
A  valuable  adjunct  to  the  regular  lives  of  the  poet.  5-45]'* 

150  Figgis,  Darrell. 

Shakespeare,  a  study.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  sons;  ltd.,  1911. 
345  p.    21  Hem.     5/. 

"Notes"  (bibliographical  and  critical)  :  p.  329-337. 

"A  brief  biography,  in  which  several  circumstances  by  no  means  proved 
are  taken  for  granted,  is  followed  by  chapters  which  give  the  outward  aspect 
of  Elizabethan  drama,  the  stagecraft  of  the  period,  and  call  attention  to  the 
hitherto  neglected  matter — the  frequent  use  Shakespeare  makes  of  speeches 
to  indicate  the  scenery,  light,  effects,  etc.,  his  ill  equipped  stage  denied  him. 
A  vigorous  defense  of  Shakespeare  as  a  master  playwright  involves  some  keen 
criticism  of  Ibsen  and  an  answer  to  the  eccentric  dicta  of  Bernard  Shaw. 
The  analyses  of  the  plays  are  of  an  unusual  kind  and  the  book  is  to  an 
uncommon  degree  'a  work  of  originality  and  lively  interest.' — Oxford  and 
Cambridge  review;  Ja  12."     A.  L.  A.   Booklist,  v.  8:   394.  W  12-27 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  33 

151  Fleay,  Frederick  Gard. 

A  chronicle  history  of  the  life  and  work  of  William  Shake- 
speare, player,  poet,  and  playmaker.  London,  J.  C.  Nimmo, 
1886.     364  p.    23y2cm. 

Most  of  the  material  is  arranged  in  the  form  of  annals  relating  to  the 
poet's  life  or  to  the  plays.  Has  a  section  on  early  English  plays  in  Germany. 
A  work  of  abundant  research  valuable  for  the  facts  which  it  presents,  but  its 
deductions  are  generally  considered  by  critics  as  not  always  warranted. 

152  Harris,  Frank. 

The  man  Shakespeare  and  his  tragic  life-story.  New  York, 
M.  Kennerley,  1909.    422  p.    21  ^cm.    $2.50. 

"An  attempt  at  creative  criticism,  constructed  along  the  same  lines  as 
Carlyle's  Cromwell  and  based  on  the  belief  that  it  is  possible  from  Shakes- 
peare's writings  to  establish  beyond  doubt  the  main  features  of  his  character 
and  the  chief  incidents  of  his  life.  While  the  reader  may  not  be  willing  to 
concede  that  the  author's  theory  is  sound  or  that  he  has  established  his 
claim,  no  one  can  fail  to  enjoy  his  demonstration,  both  on  account  of  the 
originality  of  the  opinions  expressed  and  the  freshness  and  vigor  of  the  style." 
A.  L,  A.  Booklist,  v.  6 :  204.  The  work  is  really  very  well  done,  but  after 
reading  it,  some  more  formal  biography  not  given  over  to  conjecture,  such 
as  Sir  Sidney  Lee's,  should  follow  as  a  corrective.  9-28298 

153  Halliwell-Phillipps,  James  Orchard. 

Outlines  of  the  life  of  Shakespeare.  7th  ed.  London,  Long- 
mans, Green  and  co.,  1887.     2  v.     263^cm. 

This  voluminous  work  has  a  permanent  value  and  should  be  found  in 
all  large  collections  because  of  the  great  number  of  documents  relating  to 
Shakespeare,  which  it  prints. 

154  Inglcby,  C.  M.,  ed. 

The  Shakspere  allusion-book:  a  collection  of  allusions  to 
Shakspere  from  1591  to  1700.  Originally  compiled  by  C.  M. 
Ingleby,  L.  Toulman  Smith,  and  F.  J.  Furnivall. .  .and  now  re- 
edited.  .  .by  John  Munro.  London,  Chatto  &  Windus,  1909.  2  v. 
22^cm.     21/. 

10-19405 

155  Jcnks,  Tudor. 

In  the  days  of  Shakespeare.  New  York,  A.  S.  Barnes  &  co.. 
1905.     288  p.     18cm.     (Lives  of  great  writers.)     $1.00. 

"A  brief  bibliography  for  young  students  of  Shakespeare:"  p.   275-279. 
A  slight  sketch  wnich  has  the  merit  of  interesting  young  people.     4-35732 


156     Lcc,  Sir  Sidney. 

A  life  of  William  Shakespeare;  with  portraits  and  facsimiles. 
New  and  rev.  ed.,  with  a  new  preface.  New  York,  The  Mac- 
millan  co.,   1909.     495  p.    20cm.     $2.25. 

Bibliography:  p.   311-341. 

This  is  the  best  biography.  To  the  highest  scholarship  the  author  united 
an  experience  gained  as  editor  of  the  Dictionary  of  national  biography,  and 
he  has  presented  his  results  in  a  style  of  great  dignity  and  wonderful  clear- 
ness. His  trained  judgment  never  seems  at  fault,  and  in  the  case  of  the 
Sonnets  and  some  of  the  myths  he  has  cleared  away  a  deal  of  rubbish. 
Some  of  his  critics  find  him  a  little  severe,  but  he  is  the  safest  guide  not 
only  to  the  general  reader  but  to  the  serious  student  as  well.  An  abridgment 
was  published  in  1900 — but  why  spoil  a  good  thing?  9-10641 


34  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

157  Mabie,  Hamilton  Wright. 

William  Shakespeare;  poet,  dramatist,  and  man.  With  one 
hundred  illustrations,  including  nine  full  pages  in  photogravure. 
New  York,  The  Macmillan  co.,  1900.     421  p.     23^cm.     $1.00. 

A  well  written  and  well  arranged  biography.  The  illustrations  are  very 
good.  0-6665 

158  Masson,  David. 

Shakespeare  personally.  Ed.  and  arranged  by  Rosaline  Mas- 
son.     London,  Smith,  Elder  &  co.,  1914.    242  p.    21cm.    6/. 

Contents. — On  biography  in  general,  and  Shakespeare's  in  particular. — 
Shakespeare  from  the  external  evidence. — Chronology  of  the  plays. — Shakes- 
peare through  his  writings. — The  progress  in  Shakespeare's  moods :  "recur- 
rences and  fervours." — The  sonnets.  14-30724 

159  Raleigh,  Sir  Walter  Alexander. 

Shakespeare.  New  York,  The  Macmillan  co.,  1907.  233  p. 
19j^cm.     (English  men  of  letters.)     75c. 

This  brilliant  essay  rather  than  formal  biography  should  be  in  every  col- 
lection. It  makes  no  contribution  to  our  knowledge  of  events  in  the  poet's 
career,  but  quickens  our  knowledge  and  insight  into  his  character  and  writings. 

It  has  attained  the  distinction   of  being  reissued   in   the  well  printed   and 


quietly  satisfactory  Eversley  series,  dear  to  all  book  lovers.     $1.50.     4/. 


15578 


160  Rolfe,  William  James. 

A  life  of  Shakespeare.  Boston,  D.  Estes  &  co.,  [1904].  551  p. 
22Hcm.    $3.00. 

This  is  the  most  notable  contribution  of  American  scholarship  to  Shakes- 
peare biography.  It  gives  "the  main  facts,  traditions  and  conjectures  con- 
cerning Shakespeare's  personal  and  literary  history."  It  is  fuller  than  most 
biographies  in  the  treatment  accorded  the  poems. 

161  Rolfe,  William  James. 

Shakespeare  the  boy,  with  sketches  of  the  home  and  school 
life,  the  games  and  sports,  the  manners,  customs  and  folk-lore 
of  the  time.  New  York,  Harper  &  brothers,  1896.  251  p. 
19cm.     $1.25. 

The  best  book  for  young  people.  Based  on  a  hrst  hand  knowledge  of  the 
authorities.  4-15643 

162  Smeaton,  William  Henry  Oliphant. 

Shakespeare,  his  life  and  work.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  sons, 
ltd.,  [1211].     562  p.     17^cm.     (Everyman's  library.)     35c.     1/. 

"Books  useful  to  the  student  of  Shakespeare:"  p.   542-547. 

This  biography  is  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  series  for  which  it  was 
written.  The  subject  matter  is  well  arranged  and  presented  in  a  clear  style. 
The  plays  of  each  period  are  taken  up  in  chronological  order  and  the  discus- 
sion is  made  part  of  the  biographical  narrative.  The  points  brought  out  for 
each  play  are,  dates  of  composition  and  production,  sources,  scene  and  time- 
analysis,  results  of  metrical  tests,  plot,  analysis  of  characters,  and  passages 
from  the  best  criticisms  of  the  play.  In  picking  out  telling  passages  from  the 
critics  the  author  displays  a  remarkable  selective  faculty.  A  12-671 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  35 

163  Wallace,  Charles  William. 

The  newly-discovered  Shakespeare  documents,  (/n  Ne- 
braska University.  University  studies.  Lincoln,  1905.  23cm. 
V.  5,  no.  4,  p.  347-356.) 

6-1S423 

164  Wallace,  Charles  William. 

Shakespeare  and  his  London  associates  as  revealed  in  re- 
cently discovered  documents.  Lincoln,  Neb.,  [1910].  100  p. 
23Hcm.  (University  studies,  pub.  by  the  University  of  Ne- 
braska, V.  10,  no.  4.) 

In  the  above  papers  Professor  Wallace  gives  an  account  of  his  discoveries 
of  Shakespeare  documents.  His  articles  in  Harper's  magazine  for  March, 
1910,  and  in  the  Century  for  August  and  September,  1910,  are  perhaps  more 
easily  available.  12-1127 

XL     PORTRAITS 

The  most  readily  accessible  information  concerning  Shake- 
speare's portraits  is  the  article  by  Marion  H.  Spielman,  in  the 
Encyclopaedia  Britannica,  eleventh  edition,  v.  24,  p.  787-793.  It 
is  well  illustrated.  The  same  writer  contributed  a  chapter  to 
V.  10  of  the  Stratford  edition  (68)  which  was  reprinted  as  a 
separate  in  1907.  An  elaborate  work  by  J.  P.  Norris,  The  por- 
traits of  Shakespeare  was  published  in  Philadelphia  in  1885. 
This  contains  a  "List  of  books,  magazine  and  newspaper  articles, 
etc.,  consulted,"  p.  xv-xxviii. 

165  Hartmann,  Sadakichi. 

Shakespeare  in  art.  Boston,  L.  C.  Page  &  co.,  1901.  371  p. 
19j/^cm. 

Contents. — The  Shakespearean  portraits. — The  Shakespearean  illustrators. 
— The  painters  of  the  historical  dramas. — The  painters  of  the  comedies. — The 

gainters   of   the    tragedies. — Shakespeare    in    sculpture. — Portraits    of    actors   in 
hakespearean  parts. — Bibliography. 

XII.     SHAKESPEARE  AS  A  DRAMATIST 

166  Baker,  George  Pierce. 

The  development  of  Shakespeare  as  a  dramatist.  New  York, 
The  Macmillan  co.,  1907.     329  p.    20cm.     $1.75. 

This  is  one  of  the  best  studies  of  Shakespeare's  development.  The  pre- 
liminary chapters  show  clearly  and  succinctly  the  extent  to  which  the  drama 
had  developed  in  the  hands  of  Shakespeare's  predecessors,  describe  the  theatre 
of  Shakespeare's  time,  and  give  an  insight  into  the  thoughts  and  feelings  of 
the  people  who  made  up  the  audiences.  The  author  then  traces  Shakespeare's 
development  throughout  his  whole  career  keeping  close  to  facts  and  avoiding 
conjecture.  In  an  appendix  is  given  the  contract  for  building  the  first  For- 
tune theatre.  7-22387 

167  Matthews,  James  Brander. 

Shakspere  as  a  playwright.  New  York,  C.  Scribner's  sons, 
1913.     399  p.    23cm.    $3.00. 

"A  study  of  Shakespeare  as  a  practical  playwright,  successful  in  adapting 
himself  to  the  conditions  of  the   Elizabethan    stage   and   in    pleasing   the   taste 


36  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

of  his  time.  Deals  at  length  with  the  plays  which  are  more  instructive  as 
plays  rather  than  with  those  which  better  display  other  qualities  of  his  genius. 
The  style  is  informal  and  the  subject  matter,  if  not  new,  is  stated  with  fresh 
interest."  A.  L.  A.   BookHst,  v.    10:   144.  13-21467 

168  Moulton,  Richard  Green. 

Shakespeare  as  a  dramatic  artist;  a  popular  illustration  of  the 
principles  of  scientific  criticism.  Oxford,  Clarendon  press,  1885. 
320  p.     18Hcm. 

Contents. — Introduction :  Plea  for  an  inductive  science  of  literary  criti- 
cism. Part  I.  Shakespeare  considered  as  a  dramatic  artist ;  in  ten  studies. 
Part  II.     Survey  of  dramatic  criticism  as  an  inductive  science.  4-15401 

169  Moulton,  Richard  Green. 

Shakespeare  as  a  dramatic  thinker;  a  popular  illustration  of 
fiction  as  the  experimental  side  of  philosophy.  New  York,  The 
Macmillan  co.,  1907.     381  p.    20cm. 

"The  present  work  is  supplementary  to  my  former  book  'Shakespeare 
as  a  dramatic  artist'.  .  .and  is  a  re-issue  of  the  book  published  four  years  ago 
under  the  title  'The  moral  system  of  Shakespeare.'  " — Preface.  7-29024 

While  these  volumes  are  replete  with  criticism  of  the  highest  order,  the 
point  of  the  study  is  the  man  behind  the  plays,  his  mental  and  moral  develop- 
ment, the  methods  by  which  he  achieved  his  results  and  the  ethical  philosophy 
underlying  his  writings.  The  study  of  the  plots  is  not  one  of  dramatic  tech- 
nique, but  "to  unfold  the  philosophy  of  Shakespeare  obtained  on  the  basis  of 
such  plot  analysis." 

An  appendix  to  the  later  volume  gives  the  "Plot  schemes  of  Shakespeare's 
dramas." 

170  Wendell,  Barrett. 

William  Shakespeare,  a  study  in  Elizabethan  literature.  New 
York,  C.  Scribner's  sons,  1894.     439  p.     19cm. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  volumes  of  Shakespeare  literature.  After 
introductory  chapters  on  the  life  and  the  theatre  the  author  takes  up  the  plays 
in  the  accepted  chronological  order  and  develops  the  theory  of  unconscious 
artistic  creation.  The  volume  is  especially  valuable  as  a  study  of  Shakes- 
peare's mind  and  methods  based  on  the  known  facts  and  not  on  conjecture, 
as  is  the  case  with  Dowden.  12-40498 

XIII.     SPECIAL    KNOWLEDGE 

This  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  and  amusing  sections  of 
Shakespeare  literature;  and  it  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  largest. 
Nowhere  else  is  "bardolatry"  so  evident.  The  writers  generally 
prove  too  much  as  is  the  way  with  special  pleaders,  but  many 
really  have  made  valuable  contributions  to  the  study  of  the  poet 
and  from  these  the  following  are  selected.  Ellacombe,  Thisel- 
ton-Dyer,  and  Madden  are  especially  valuable. 

Angling 

171  Ellacombe,  Henry  Nelson. 

Shakespeare  as  an  angler.  London,  E.  Stock,  1883.  78  p. 
18cm. 

Contains  a  list  of  sea  fish,  etc.,   mentioned  by   Shakespeare. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  37 

Archery 

172  Rushton,  William  Lowes. 

Shakespeare  an  archer.  Liverpool,  Lee  and  Nightingale,  1897. 
118  p.     22cm. 

"An  attempt  to  illustrate  and  explain  obscure  passages  and  words  and 
expressions  of  doubtful  meaning  in  the  works  of  Shakespeare."     Notice. 

12-28757 

Bible 

173  Burgess,  William. 

The  Bible  in  Shakespeare;  a  study  of  the  relation  of  the 
works  of  William  Shakespeare  to  the  Bible,  with  numerous 
parallel  passages,  quotations,  references,  paraphrases  and  allu- 
sions. Chicago,  111.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  The  Winona  publ.  co., 
[19031.     288  p.     23^cm. 

3-17562 

174  Eaton,  T.  R. 

Shakespeare  and  the  Bible.  London,  J.  Blackwood,  1858. 
188  p.     21cm. 

Each  play  is  considered  by  itself. 

175  Wordsworth,  Charles. 

Shakespeare's  knowledge  and  use  of  the  Bible.  3d  ed.  Lon- 
don, Smith,  Elder  &  co.,  1880.     420  p.     20cm. 

Contains  indexes  to  passages  in  the  Bible  and  in  Shakecpeare. 

Botany  and  Plant-Lore 

176  Bloom,  J.  Harvey. 

Shakespeare's  garden.  London,  Methuen  &  co.,  1903.  243  p. 
17j^cm. 

Takes  up  the  subject  from  month  to  month  from  April  through  the  year 
to  March.  The  appendix  contains  a  table  of  quotations  from  the  plays  and 
poems. 

177  EUacombe,  Henry  Nelson. 

The  plant-lore  and  garden-craft  of  Shakespeare.  New  ed. 
London,  E.  Arnold,  [1896].     383  p.     21cm. 

Arranged  alphabetically  by  the  names  of  plants,  some  of  which  are  illus- 
trated. Quotes  the  passages  and  has  a  good  index  supplementing  the  alpha- 
betical arrangement. 

178  Grindon,  Leopold  Hartley. 

The  Shakspere  flora;  a  guide  to  all  the  principal  passages  in 
which  mention  is  made  of  trees,  plants,  flowers,  and  vegetable 
productions,  with  comments  and  botanical  particulars.  2d  ed. 
Manchester,  Palmer  &  Howe,  1883.     318  p.     19i^cm. 

A  10-1181 

Classical  Mythology 

179  Root,  R.  K. 

Classical  mythology  in  Shakespeare.  New  York,  H.  Holt 
and  CO.,  1903.     134  p.  24cm.     (Yale  studies  in  English.) 

The  classical  names  and  terms  are  arranged  in  alphabetical  order,  each 
with  its  comment  and  references  to  the  plays. 


38  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

Criminals 

180  Goll,  August. 

Criminal  types  in   Shakespeare  from  the  Danish  by  Mrs.  C. 
Weekes.     London,  Methuen  &  co.,   [1909].     271  p.     19Hcm. 
Good  index." 

Folk- Lore,  Supernatural 

181  Gibson,  John  Paul  Stewart  Riddell. 

Shakespeare's  use  of  the  supernatural.  London,  G.  Bell  & 
sons,  1908.     143  p.     20cm. 

"List  of  authorities:"  4th   prelim,   leaf.  W  9-209 

182  Nutt,  Alfred  Trubner. 

The  fairy  mythology  of  Shakespeare.  London,  D.  Nutt,  1900. 
40  p.  17^cm.  (Popular  studies  in  mythology,  romance  and 
folklore,  no.  6.) 

Bibliographical    appendix:    p.    38-40.  1-18916 

183  Thiseltbn-Dyer,  Thomas  F. 

Folk-lore  of  Shakespeare.  London,  Griffith  &  Farran, 
[1884].     526  p.     23cm. 

A  store-house  of  information  with  a  good  index. 

Insanity 

184  Bucknill,  John  Charles^ 

The  mad  folk  of  Shakespeare;  psychological  essays.  Lon- 
don, Macmillan  and  co.,  1867.     333  p.     19j^cm. 

Discusses  Macbeth,  Hamlet,  Ophelia,  King  Lear,  Timon  of  Athens, 
Constance,  Jaques,   Malvolio,   Christopher  Sly,    Comedy   of  Errors. 

185  Peers,  Edgar  Allison. 

Elizabethan  drama  and  its  mad  folk,  Cambridge,  W.  HefTer 
and  sons,  ltd.,  1914.     189  p.     19cm. 

Bibliography:  p.    184-185. 

"Index  of  works  dealt  with  or  quoted:"  p.  186-189.  15-15223 

Law 

186  Heard,  Franklin  Fiske. 

Shakespeare  as  a  lawyer.  Boston,  Little,  Brown  and  co., 
1883.     119  p.     19^cm. 

Contains  an  index  of  terms. 

187  Phelps,  Charles  E. 

FalstafT  and  equity,  an  interpretation.  Boston,  Houghton, 
Mifflin  and  co.,  1901.     201  p.     20cm. 

188  Rushton,  William  Lowes. 

Shakespeare's  legal  maxims.     Liverpool,  Young,  1907.     61  p. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  39 

Medicine 

189  Moyes,  John. 

Medicine  &  kindred  arts  in  the  plays  of  Shakespeare.  Glas- 
gow, MacLehose,  1896.     123  p. 

Natural  History 

190  Phipson,  Emma. 

The  animal-lore  of  Shakespeare's  time,  including?  quadrupeds, 
birds,  reptiles,  fish,  and  insects.  London,  K.  Paul,  Trench  &  Co., 
1883.     476  p.     21cm. 

Contains  an  index. 

191  Scager,  H.  W. 

Natural  history  in  Shakespeare's  time;  being  extracts  illus- 
trative of  the  subject  as  he  knew  it.  London,  E.  Stock,  1896. 
358  p.    22cm. 

Arranged  in  dictionary  form  with  glossary  at  end. 

Printing 

192  Blades,  William. 

Shakspere  and  typography;  being  an  attempt  to  show 
Shakspere's  personal  connection  with,  and  technical  knowledge 
of,  the  art  of  printing.  Also,  remarks  upon  some  common  typo- 
graphical errors,  with  especial  reference  .to  the  text  of  Shak- 
spere.    London,  Triibner  &  co.,   1872.     78  p.     22^cm. 

A  mock  argument,  in  imitation  of  the  attempts  frequently  made  to  identify 
Shakespeare  with  various  trades  and  professions.  "A  jest  which  amused  him 
all  the  more  that  it  was  taken  an  grand  serieux  by  some  sober-minded  corre- 
spondents." 

"Appendix :  A  list  of  some  biographies  of  Shakspere,  and  of  such 
works  as  refer  to  the  dramatist's  special  knowledge  of  any  subject:"  p.  61-67. 

3-25371 

Sea 

193  Whall,  W.  B. 

Shakespeare's  sea  terms  explained.  London,  Simpkin,  Mar- 
shall, Hamilton,  Kent  &  co.,  ltd.,  1910.     110  p.     18cm. 

A12-168 

Sports 

194  Madden,  Dodgson  Hamilton. 

The  diary  of  Master  William  Silenic-e:  a  study  of  Shake- 
speare &  of  Elizabethan  sport.  New  York,  Longmans,  Green 
and  CO.,  1897.     386  p.     23cm. 

With  a  chapter  on   "The  horse  in   Shakespeare." 

Under  the  guise  of  the  diary  of  Master  Silence  the  author  furnishes  a 
detailed  description  of  a  hunting  and  a  hawking  expedition  and  thus  finds  an 
opportunity  to  explain  Shakespeare's  many  allusions  to  these  and  incidentally 
to   other   sports.  1-18884 

XIV.     SHAKESPEARE    FORGERIES 

Shakespeare  forgeries  are  associated  chiefly  with  the  names 
of  William  Henry  Ireland  and  James   Payne   Collier.    A  brief 


40  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

account  will  be  found  in  Lee's  Life  (156)  Appendix  I,  p.  381-385, 
who  also  gives  the  chief  authorities.  Further  references  are  to 
be  found  in  Tedder  (6).  The  whole  matter  is  now  one  of 
purely  antiquarian  interest. 

XV.     BACON— SHAKESPEARE 

Sir  Sidney  Lee  in  the  latest  edition  of  the  "Life"  (156),  p.  389, 
says  of  this  question: 

"The  abundance  of  the  contemporary  evidence  attesting 
Shakespeare's  responsibility  for  the  works  published  under  his 
name  gives  the  Baconian  theory  no  rational  right  to  a  hearing; 
while  such  authentic  examples  of  Bacon's  effort  to  write 
verse  as  survive  prove  beyond  all  possibility  of  contradiction 
that,  great  as  he  was  as  a  prose  writer  and  a  philosopher,  he  was 
incapable  of  penning  any  poetry  assigned  to  Shakespeare.  De- 
fective knowledge  and  illogical  or  casuistical  argument  alone 
render  any  other  conclusion  possible." 

Inquirers  who  are  curious  concerning  this  question  will  find 
in  Appendix  II  of  Lee's  "Life,"  from  which  the  above  is  quoted 
a  brief  historical  summary  of  the  whole  controversy.  Essays 
written  in  good  temper  will  also  be  found  in  John  Fiske's  A 
century  of  science,  Boston,  1899,  p.  350-404,  and  in  R.  G.  White's 
Studies  in  Shakespeare,  1896,  p.  151-182.  The  two  following 
books  contain  very  fair  statements  of  both  sides  of  the  question. 

195  Beeching,  Henry  Charles. 

William  Shakespeare,  player,  playmaker,  and  poet;  a  reply 
to  Mr.  George  Greenwood.  ..with  facsimiles  of  the  five  authentic 
signatures  of  the  poet.  2d  ed.  London,  Smith,  Elder  &  co., 
1909.     104  p.     19Hcm. 

9-18622 

196  Lang,  Andrew. 

Shakespeare,  Bacon,  and  the  great  unknown.  London,  Long- 
mans, Green  and  co.,  1912.     314  p.     23>^cm. 

13-1792 

D.     ENVIRONMENT 

XVL    ELIZABETHAN  ENGLAND,  CUSTOMS  AND 
PEOPLE 

197  Harrison,  William. 

Elizabethan   England;   from  "A   description   of  England"    (in 
Y^       Holinshed's    Chronicles)    ed.   by   L.  Withington,    with   introduc- 
tion   by    F.    J.    Furnivall.     London,    W.    Scott,    [1889].     274    p. 
18cm.     (Scott  library.)     1/6. 

A  more  elaborate  edition  of  this  work  edited  by  F.  J.  Furnivall,  with 
additional  material  drawn  from  other  sources  by  Mrs.  C.  C.  Stopes,  was  pub- 
lished in  1908  by  Chatto  &  Windus  as  part  of  their  Shakespeare  library  at  17/6. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  41 

198  Stephenson,  Henry  Thew.  ^^ 

The  Elizabethan  people.  New  York,  H.  Holt  and  co.,  1910. 
412  p.    20cm.    $2.00. 

Brings  together  much  valuable  information  of  interest  in  studying  and 
staging  the  plays  dealing  with  Elizabethan  life.  The  chapters  on  Country 
life.  Amusements,  Out-of-door  sports.  Love  of  spectacles  and  especially 
Domestic  life  are   most   informing.  10-4788 

199  Stopes,  Mrs.  Chark5Tt«  Carmichael. 

Shakespeare's  environment.  London,  G.  Bell  and  sons,  ltd., 
1914.     369  p.    23cm. 

Contains  an  abundance  of  material  on  the  life  of  Shakespeare's  time 
drawn  from  contemporary  records.  15-15478 

200  Warner,  Charles  Dudley. 

The  people  for  whom  Shakespeare  wrote.  New  York,  Har- 
per &  bros.,  1897.     187  p.     18cm. 

A  pleasantly  written  sketch.  4-14850 

201  Winter,  William. 

Shakespeare's  England.  New  York,  Moffat,  Yard  and  co., 
1910.    344  p.    23cm.    $3.00. 

A  charming  book  of  travels  through  the  parts  of  England  associated  with 
Shakespeare.  10-19406 

XVII.     STRATFORD 

202  Howells,  William  Dean. 

The  seen  and  unseen  at  Stratford-on-Avon;  a  fantasy.  New 
York,  Harper  &  bros.,  1914.     Ill  p.    21Hcm.    $1.00. 

The  seen  is  represented  by  Mr.  Howells'  impressions  during  the  annual 
Shakespeare  pageant.  The  unseen  by  imaginary  conversations  with  the  shades 
of  Shakespeare  and  Bacon  touching  scenes  in  the  poet's  life,  local  history, 
and  the  Bacon-Shakespeare  question.  The  two  are  intermingled  in  the 
author's  happiest  manner.  14-9949 

203  Hutton,  William  Holden. 

Highways  and  byways  in  Shakespeare's  country;  with  illus- 
trations by  Edmund  H.  New.  London,  Macmillan  and  co.,  Ita., 
1914.    448  p.    20Hcm. 

A  book  saturated  with  antiquarian  lore  the  result  of  forty  years  wandering 
and  study  in  the  region.     Written  in  a  quietly  charming  style.  14-10119 

204  Lee,  Sir  Sidney. 

9tratford-on-Avon;  from  the  earliest  times  to  the  death  of 
Shakespeare;  with  forty-five  illustrations  by  Edward  Hull.  New 
ed.  enl.  and  rev.  London,  Seeley  and  co.,  ltd.,  Philadelphia, 
J.  B.  Lippincott  co.,  1907.    328  p.     19V^cm.    $1.50.    6/. 

While  Shakespeare  and  his  family  constitute  the  dominant  note  of  the 
Ijook,  it  affords  the  best  account  of  the  early  history  of  the  town  itself  with 
its  manners  and  customs.  Useful  both  in  the  study  of  the  poet's  life  and  of 
his  dramas.  1-1979 


42  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

205  Shelley,  Henry  Charles. 

Shakespeare  &  Stratford,  Boston,  Little,  Brown  and  CO., 
[1913],    206  p.     19cm.     (The  literary  shrines  series.) 

"An  agreeably  written  little  book  which  offers  a  useful,  consecutive,  and 
accurate  epitome  of  the  known  facts  and  most  of  the  legends  relating  to  the 
poet  and  his  friends.  An  interesting  chapter  on  the  Shakespeare  villages. 
A  convenient  guide,  supplemented  by  notes  for  tourists  and  good  illustrations." 
A.  L.  A.   Booklist,  v.   10:   280.  A  14-182 

XVIII.     LONDON— THE    THEATRE 

206  Ordish,  Thomas  Fairman. 

Shakespeare's  London;  a  study  of  London  in  the  reign  of 
Queen  Elizabeth.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  co.,  1897.  257  p. 
17^cm.     (The  Temple  Shakespeare  manuals.) 

Treats  chiefly  of  the  relation  of  London  to  the  plays.  The  last  chapter 
is  on  Shakespeare's  London  haunts.  4-4573 

207  Stephenson,  Henry  Thew. 

y,  Shakespeare's   London.     New  York,   H.   Holt  and  co.,   1905. 

r  357  p.    20cm.    $2.00. 

A  description  of  Shakespeare's  London,  based  on  contemporary  sources, 
well  illustrated  from  old  prints.  The  chapters  on  "The  Elizabethans,"  The 
Tower  of  London,  The  main  highway,  The  Theatres  and  The  Taverns  are 
especially  useful.  5-14652 

208  Albright,  Victor   Emanuel. 

The  Shaksperian  stage.  New  York,  The  Columbia  univer- 
sity press,  1909.  194  p.  24j^cm.  (Columbia  university  studies 
in  English.)     $2.00. 

This  is  the  most  readily  accessible  account  of  the  whole  subject.  Contains 
a  Critical  bibliography:  p.   163-167,  and  List  of  plays:  p.    168-182.         9-26295 

209  Gildersleeve,  Virginia  C. 

Governmental  regulation  of  the  Shakespearean  drama.  New 
York,  Columbia  university  press,  1908.  259  p.  25j^cm.  (Co- 
lumbia university  studies  in  English.)     $1.25. 

List  of  books  cited:  p.  235-240. 

A  store-house  of  facts.  Traces  the  origin  of  the  master  of  the  revels, 
and  the  growth  of  the  censorship,  and  treats  in  detail  the  struggle  between 
the  Puritan  London  government  and  the  royal  authority  concerning  play- 
acting. 8-24263 

210  Stopes,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Carmichael. 

Burbage  and  Shakespeare's  stage.  London,  A.  Moring,  ltd., 
The  De  la  More  press,  1913.     272  p.     22cm. 

In  the  second  half  of  the  book  the  "Authorities  for  the  facts  in  the  story 
of  the  Burbages"  are  printed.  14-2784 

211  WaUace,  Charles  William. 

The  children  of  the  chapel  at  Blackfriars,  1597-1603.  Lin- 
coln, Neb.,  [1908].  207  p.  23cm.  (University  studies,  pub.  by 
the  University  of  Nebraska,  v.  8,  no.  2,  3.) 

9-5233 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  43 

212  Wallace,  Charles  William. 

Three  London  theatres  of  Shakespeare's  time.  (In  Ne- 
braska. University.  University  studies.  Lincoln,  1909.  23cm. 
V.  9,  no.  4,  p.  287-342.) 

10-20809 

213  Wallace,  Charles  William. 

The  first  London  theatre,  materials  for  a  history.  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  [1913].  297  p.  23cm.  University  studies,  pub.  by  the 
University  of  Nebraska,  v.  13,  no.  1-3.) 

13-33376 
These  publications  give  the  results  of  Professor  Wallace's  important  dis- 
coveries of  documents  relating  to  the  early  London  theatres. 

XIX.     MUSIC 

The  following  have  been  selected  from  a  longer  list  prepared 
for  use  in  the  Music  Division  of  the  Library  of  Congress,  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Division,  Mr.  O.  G.  T.  Sonneck. 

Bibliographical  literature 

214  Clarke,  Helen  A. 

A  list  of  Shakespeare  operas,  operatized  diamas  and  over- 
tures.    Shakespeariana,  1888,  v.  5,  nos.  58,  60. 

215  Clarke,  Helen  A. 

Shakespeare  music.     Shakespeariana,   1888,   v.   5,   nos.  49-50. 

216  Greenhill,  J.,  W.  A.  Harrison  and  F.  J.  Furnivall. 

A  list  of  all  the  songs  and  passages  in  Shakespeare  which 
have  been  set  to  music.  New  Shakespeare  society,  1884,  ser.  8, 
misc.  3.     112  p.    24j/^cm. 

15-12147 

217  MacDonald,  William. 

Shakespearian  music  [additions  to  H.  A.  Clarke's  list]. 
Shakespeariana,  1889,  v.  6,  p.  133-13if 

218  Roffe,  Alfred. 

Handbook  of  Shakespeare  music.  London,  Chatto  &  Wiur 
dus,  1878. 

Miscellaneous  books  and  articles 

219  Cowling,  George  Herbert. 

Music  on  the  Shakespearian  stage.  Cambridge,  University 
press,  1913.     116  p.     20cm. 

13-14288 

220  Elson,  Louis  Charles. 

Shakespeare  in  music.  Boston,  L.  C.  Page  &  co.,  1901.  354  p. 
19>^cm. 

Jan.   17-1901-45 


44  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

221  Naylor,  Edward  Woodall. 

Shakespeare  and  music.  London,  J.  M.  Dent  &  co.,  1896. 
225  p.     17^cm. 

6-1277 

Miscellaneous  collection  of  Shakespeare  music 

222  Edwards,  Edward. 

A  book  of  Shakespeare's  songs...  New  York,  G.  Schir- 
mer,  1903. 

223  Naylor,  Edward  Woodall,  cd. 

Shakespeare  music.  (Music  of  the  period.)  Edited  by  E.  W. 
Naylor.     London,  J.   Curwen  &  sons,    [1913].     xvi,  66  p.     31cm. 

15-11205 

224  Vincent,  Charles  John. 

Fifty  Shakespeare  songs.     Boston,  O.  Ditson  co.,  [1906]. 

XX.     FICTION,  PLAYS,  ETC. 

These  novels,  stories  and  plays  hardly  do  justice  to  their 
source  of  inspiration.  With  some  few  exceptions  they  have 
slight  literary  merit.  They  are  listed  here  for  the  sake  of  the 
suggestions  they  offer  for  pageants,  tableaux,  etc. 

225  Aldrich,  Thomas  Bailey. 

Marjorie  Daw  and  other  stories,  Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin 
and  CO.,  1885.     287  p.     17cm.     $1.00. 

"A  midnight  fantasy,"  one  of  the  stories,  turns  on  a  visit  of  Hamlet  to 
Verona,   a   meeting   with   Juliet,   and — results.  6-500 

226  Bennett,  John. 

Master  Skylark;  a  story  of  Shakspere's  time.  New  York,  The 
Century  co.,  1898.     380  p.     19cm. 

An  interesting  story  for  boys  about  a  Stratford  lad  who  goes  to  London 
in  the  train  of  a  company  of  players  and  is  there  befriended  by  Shakespeare. 

4-17522 

227  Black,  William. 

Judith  Shakespeare;  her  love  affairs  and  other  adventures. 
New  York,  Harper  &  bros.,  1884.     391  p.     19cm. 

This  story  of  Shakespeare's  daughter  does  not  rank  with  Black's  best 
work.  4-15285 

228  Bramston,  Mary. 

The  failure  of  a  hero;  a  tale  of  Shakespearean  days.  London, 
Society  for  the  promotion  of  Christian  knowledge,  1909.  222  p. 
19^cm.     2/. 

The  hero  is  Essex.  The  story  includes  the  Essex  rising.  Plays  by  Mar- 
lowe and   Shakespeare  are   shown  on   the  boards. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  45 

229  Chancellor,  Mrs.  Louise  Beecher. 

The  players  of  London.     A  tale  of  an  EHzabethlan  smart  set. 
New  York,   B.  W.   Dodge   co.,    [1909].    236  p.    24j^cm.    $1.75. 

The  plot  concerns  the  first  presentation  of  Romeo  and  Juliet,  and  the  first 
appearance  of  a  woman  on  the  stage.  Philip  Condell,  who  was  to  have  played 
the  part  of  Juliet,  is  taken  ill  and  his  twin  sister  Phyllis,  to  serve  him,  dis- 
guises herself  and  goes  to  take  his  place.  Shakespeare  discovers  her  secret 
and  while  protecting  her  falls  in  love  with  her.  She  returns  his  love,  but 
later  learns  of  Mistress  Anne.  Philip  on  recovering  denounces  his  sister,  but 
her  Puritan  lover.  Revelation  Revell,  comes  forward  as  her  champion.     9-28110 

230  Comstock,  Mrs.  Harriet  Theresa. 

The  queen's  hostage.  Boston,  Little,  Brown  and  co.,  1906. 
319  p.     19cm. 

Shakespeare  appears  as  one  of  the  characters.  A  description  of  a  per- 
formance of  *'Love's  labour  lost"  is  given.  6-30464 

231  Curling,  Henry. 

Shakspere;  the  poet,  the  lover,  the  actor,  the  man.  A 
romance.     London,  R.  Bentley,  1849.     3  v.    20cm. 

A  story  covering  the  whole  career  of  the  poet, — not  very  interesting. 

1-27931 

232  Garnett,  Richard. 

William  Shakespeare,  pedagogue  &  poacher;  a  drama.  Lon- 
don, J.  Lane,  1905.     Ill  p.     19cm. 

Scene  is  at  Stratford,  1585.  Shakespeare  is  depicted  in  his  school  and 
before  Sir  Thomas  Lucy  and  lastly  set  free  by  Leicester.  4-27862 

233    Landor,  Walter  Savage. 

Citation  and  examination  of  William  Shakspeare,  Euseby 
Treen,  Joseph  Carnaby  and  Silas  Gough,  clerk,  before  the  wor- 
shipful Sir  Thomas  Libby,  knight,  touching  deer-stealing  on  the 
19th  day  of  September  in  the  year  of  Grace  1582,  now  first 
published  from  original  papers...  London,  Saunders  and  Otley, 
1834.    284  p.    20cni. 

Charles  Lamb  is  generally  quoted  as  saying  of  this  that  it  could  only 
have  been  written  by  him  who  wrote  it  or  by  him  about  whom  it  was  written. 
If  Shakespeare  had  written  it,  it  would  have  had  some  dramatic  action,  which 
is  what  it  lacks.  As  it  is  it  needs  several  readings  to  get  familiar  with  it  and 
to  appreciate  it  for  the  fine  thing  it  is.     Often  reprinted.  12-14282 

234     Liitkcnhaus,  Mrs.  Anna  May. 

Master  Skylark;  a  dramatization  of  the  book  by  John  Bennett, 
prepared  for  the  use  of  elementary  schools  in  New  York  city. 
New  York,  The  Century  CO.,  [1914].     31  p.     19cm. 

"It  is  the  story,  ingeniously  turned  into  a  child's  play,  rather  than  a 
drama  from  the  book. .  .Indeed  it  is  almost  as  simple  in  construction  as  if 
the  children  themselves  had  arranged  it  for  their  own  amusement  from_  a  book 
in  which  they  had  been  greatly  interested  and  whose  story  they  wished  to 
turn  into  a  play.'*     Preface.  14-10181 


235    McMahan,  Mrs.  Anna  B. 

Shakespeare's  Christmas  gift  to  Queen  Bess  in  the  year  1596. 
Chicago,  A.  C.  McClurg  &  co.,  1907.    68  p.     19j/2cm. 

In   three   parts,   At    the   Mermaid — At    the    queen's   palace — A    Christmas 


46  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

carol   of    the  olden   time.      Describes    a   preliminary    meeting    at    the    Mermaid 
and  a  performance  of  "A  midsummer  night's  dream"  at  Whitehall.         7-33927 

236  McMahan,  Mrs.  Anna  B. 

Shakespeare's  love  story,  1580-1609.  Chicago,  A.  C.  Mc- 
Clurg  &  CO.,  1909.     84  p.     23^cm.     $2.50. 

Turns  the  sonnets  into  a  love  story  with  Anne  Hathaway  as  the  heroine, 

9-27050 

237  Marshall,  Beatrice. 

His  most  dear  ladye;  a  story  of  Mary  Countess  of  Pem- 
broke, sister  of  Sir  Philip  Sidney.  London,  Seeley  &  co.,  1905. 
318  p.     22^cm. 

A  story  for  young  people  showing  Shakespeare  during  the  last  part  of 
his  career. 

238  Munn,  Mrs.  Margaret  Crosby. 

Will  Shakespeare  of  Stratford  and  London;  a  drama  in  four 
acts.     New   York,   Dodd,  Mead  and  co.,    1910.     351   p.     19^cm. 

Begins  in  Stratford  at  the  time  of  the  poaching  episode,  passes  on  to 
London  and  depicts  the  struggle  between  Essex  and  Southampton  and  the 
encounters  of  Shakespeare  with  the  lady  of  the  sonnets.  10-12756 

239  Noyes,  Alfred. 

Tales  of  the  Mermaid  tavern.  Nev^  York,  Frederick  A. 
Stokes  CO.,  [1913].     234  p.     19j^cm.    $1.35. 

A  narrative .  poem  in  blank  verse  with  a  number  of  ballads  and  lyrics 
interspersed,  depicting  with  much  grace  and  vigor  the  life  of  the  Mermaid 
Tavern.  13-8385 

240  Payn,  James. 

The  talk  of  the  town.  A  novel.  New  York,  G.  Munro, 
[1885].     176  p.     18^cm. 

An  old-fashioned  story  in  which  the  love  affair  gets  tangled  up  with 
Shakespearean  forgeries.  CA  9-4834 

241  Porter,  T.  H. 

A  maid  of  the  Malverns,  a  romance  of  the  Blackfriars  theatre. 
London,  Lynwood  &  co.,  1911.     270  p.     20cm. 

Displays  much  knowledge  of  the  theatre,  and  the  manners  and  customs 
of  the  time.     Introduces  Jonson  and  Shakespeare. 

242  Quiller-Couch,  Arthur  Thomas. 

Shakespeare's  Christmas  and  other  stories,  by  "Q."  New 
York,  Longmans,  Green  and  co.,  1905.  335  p.  19Hcm.  $1.50.  6/. 

A  picture  of  the  wild  life  of  the  Bankside  in  Shakespeare's  time.  Intro- 
duces the  poet,  his  father,  and  some  of  the  players  and  authors.  5-22359 

243  Saward,  W.  M. 

William  Shakespeare,  a  play  in  four  acts.  London,  E. 
Matthews,  1906.     2/6. 

Not  seen. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  47 

244  Scott,  Sir  Walter,  bart. 

Kenilworth;  ed.  with  an  introduction  and  notes,  by  J.  H. 
Castleman.     New  York,  The  Macmillan  co.,  1907.     510  p.     15cm. 

Kenilworth  is  sometimes  mentioned  as  a  novel  in  which  Shakespeare 
appears.  That  is  about  all  he  does,  and  bows  in  response  to  a  complimentary 
greeting  from  the  Earl  of  Leicester.  Worthy  of  note,  however,  is  the  scene 
a  little  further  along  in  the  same  chapter  (XVII)  in  which  Raleigh  quotes 
for  the  delectation  of  Queen  Elizabeth  a  passage  from  Act  II  of  A  midsummer 
night's  dream.  The  passage  was  actually  written  some  twenty  years  after 
the  event,  but  what  is  twenty  years  to  the  Wizard  of  the  North.  7-12271 

245  Shaw,  George  Bernard. 

Misallianlce,  The  dark  lady  of  the  Sonnets,  and  Fanny's  first 
play.     New  York,  Brentano's,  1914.    245  p.     19i^cm.    $1.50. 

"The  dark  lady  of  the  Sonnets"  is  little  more  than  a  farce,  depicting  a 
chance  encounter  between  the  dramatist,  Queen  Elizabeth  and  the  dark  lady. . . 
The  dramatist  might  stand  for  the  portrait  of  Shaw  himself.  14-10044 

246  Smith,  Minna  Caroline. 

Mary  Paget;  a  romance  of  old  Bermuda.  New  York,  The 
Macmi41an  co.,  1900.     326  p.     19cm. 

A  romance  of  the  time  of  James  I.  A  large  part  of  the  action  centers 
around  the  wreck  of  the  "Sea  Venture,"  which  supplied  Shakespeare  with  so 
many  hints  for  "The  Tempest."  Mar.  15,  1900-115 

247  Snaith,  John  Collis. 

Anne  Feversham.  New  York,  D.  Appleton  and  co.,  1914. 
322  p.    19Hcm.    $1.35. 

"Published  in  England  as  'The  great  age.'  " 

The  story  narrates  the  adventures  of  a  young  couple  who  finally  join 
Shakespeare's  company,  where  the  girl  creates  the  part  of  Rosalind.  The 
dramatist  is  depicted  as  a  kindly  gentleman  who  exercises  a  subtle  influence 
over  all  with  whom  he  comes  m  contact.  The  influence  is  told  about  but 
never  realized.  14-18496 

248  Stephens,  Robert  Neilson. 

A  gentleman  player;  his  adventures  on  a  secret  mission  for 
Queen  Elizabeth.  Boston,  L.  C.  Page  and  co.,  1899.  438  p. 
19cm. 

The  hero  is  a  comedian  in  the  Lord  Chamberlain's  company.  Introduces 
other  members  of  the  company  at  the  Globe  theatre,  including  Shakespeare. 

June  29,  99-123 

249  Sterling,  Sara  Hawks. 

Hamlet's  brides;  a  Shakespearean  burlesque  in  one  act.  Bos- 
ton, W.  H.  Baker  &  co.,  1900.  19  p.  19cm.  (Baker's  edition 
of  plays.) 

An  amusing  bit  of  absurdity  in  which  Hamlet  engages  himself  to  a  num- 
ber of  Shakespeare's  heroines.  May  17,  1900-141 

250  Sterling,  Sara  Hawks. 

Shake-speares  sweetheart.  Philadelphia,  G.  W.  Jacobs  &  co., 
1905.     281  p.     23cm. 

The  heroine  is  Anne  Hathaway  and  depicts  her  as  coming  to  London 
in  disguise  and  acting  Juliet.  5-35597 


48  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

251  Wilde,  Oscar  Fingall  O'F.  W. 

Lord  Arthur  Savile's  crime;  The  portrait  of  Mr.  W.  H.,  and 
other  stories.  4th  ed.  London,  Methuen  &  co.,  [1909].  196  p. 
18cm. 

"The  portrait  of  Mr.   W.  H."  turns  on  the  attempt  to  show  by  a  forged 

portrait    that    Mr.    W.    H.    of  the    sonnets    was    Will    Hews,    a    boy    actor    of 

Shakespeare's  company.     The  theory  is  much  like  the  one  advanced  by   Sam- 
uel Butler  (72).  A  11-1430 

APPENDIX 
XXI.     COSTUMES 

Those  who  have  access  to  a  file  of  The  Architect,  London, 
for  the  years  1874-1876  will  find  in  volumes  XII,  XIII,  and 
XVI,  a  series  of  articlles  on  The  Architecture  and  costume  of 
Shakespeare's  plays,  by  Ed.  W.  Godwin.  A  detailed  reference 
to  the  pages  for  each  special  play  will  be  found  in  Tolman 
(87,  V.  1).  The  same  writer  has  a  series  of  articles  in  "The 
Mask."  1908-1910  with  the  same  general  title  as  the  articles  in 
The  Architect. 

252  Ashdown,  Emily  Jessie,  "Mrs.  I.  H.  Ashdown." 

British  costume  during  XIX  centuries.  New  York,  Stokes, 
London,  T.  C.  &  E.  C.  Jack,  1910.  Z76  p.  illus.  24cm.  $4.50 
12/6. 

"The  author,  a  lecturer  on  medieval  costumes,  and  adviser  for  pageants, 
frequently  indicates  how  various  garments  were  cut  and  made.  The  ten  color 
plates  are  from  photographs  of  modern  reproductions  of  costumes,  and  of  the 
various  black  and  white  illustrations  many  are  from  Fairholt's  Costume  in 
England.  Probably  the  most  reliable  book  on  the  subject,  especially  as  to 
medieval  costume.     Glossary."     A.  L.  A.  Booklist,  v.  7:  184.  10-25109 

253  Calthrop,  Dion  Clayton. 

English  costume.  London,  A.  and  C.  Black,  1906.  4  v. 
illus.    23cm. 

Contents. — I.  Early  English.  II.  Middle  Ages.  III.  Tudor  and 
Stuart.     IV.     Georgian. 

An  extensive  work  along  historical  lines.  Volume  III  is  of  special  interest 
in   connection   with   Shakespeare.  6-32380 

254  Rhead,  George  Woolliscroft. 

Chats  on  costufne;  with  117  illustrations,  including  35  line 
drawings,  by  the  author.  London,  T.  F.  Unwin,  1906.  304  p. 
20;^cm.    $2.00.     5/. 

"A  delightful  book  beginning  with  a  general  survey  of  the  subject  and 
following  with  brief  accounts  of  the  development  and  history  of  the  tunic, 
mantle,  doublet  and  hose,  kirtle  or  petticoat,  crinoline,  collars  and  cuffs,  hats, 
caps  and  bonnets,  dressing  of  the  hair,  mustachios  and  beard,  and  boots,  shoes 
and  other  coverings  of  the  feet.  The  illustrations  are  good."  A.  L.  A. 
Booklist,  v.  3:  127.  W  7-41 

255  Stone,  Melicent. 

The  Bankside  costume  book  for  children;  written  and  illus- 
trated by  Melicent  Stone.  London,  W.  Gardner,  Darton  &  co., 
ltd..  [1913].     173  p.     illus.     17cm. 

This   little   book   presents   the   whole   subject   in  a   clear,   concise   manner. 


LITERATURE  OF  SHAKESPEARE  49 

It  covers  all  the  plays  (21)  suitable  for  production  by  young  people,  arranged 
in  historic  order  by  periods,  and  gives  explicit  directions  with  line  illustrations 
for  cutting  and  making  the  garments.  There  are  chapters  on  armor,  jewelry, 
etc.,  and  an  ecclesiastical  and  legal  dress.  14-13977 

XXII.     PAGEANTS 

256  Bates,  Esther  Willard. 

Pageants  and  pageantry.  With  an  introduction  by  William 
Orr.     Boston,  Ginn  and  co.,  [1912].    294  p.    20cm.    $1.25. 

Bibliography:  p.  281-287. 

"These  five  pageants — Roman,  medieval,  colonial,  one  of  the  myths  and 
one  of  letters — are  composed  by  the  author  and  are  mainly  suitable  for  high 
school  students.  She  summarizes  her  considerable  experience  in  her  intro- 
duction and  first  chapter,  giving  a  historical  sketch  of  pageantry,  and  dis- 
cussing the  selection  of  a  theme  for  a  pageant,  and  its  organization,  text, 
staging  and  costuming.  Illustrations,  bibliography  and  index."  A.  L.  A. 
Booklist,  V.  9:  52.  12-18803 

257  Chubb,  Percival. 

Festivals  and  plays  in  schools  and  elsewhere,  by  Percival 
Chubb,  former  director  of  festivals  in  the  Ethical  culture  school, 
New  York,  and  his  associates  of  the  school  staff.  New  York, 
Harper  &  bros.,  1912.    402  p.    20^ cm.    $2.00. 

"General  bibliography:"  p.  355-358;  "Festival  music  bibliography:" 
p.   359-390;   "Costume  bibliography:"  p.   391-392.  12-18545 

One  of  the  best  books  on  the  subject,  being  based  on  actual  experience 
by  Mr.  Chubb  and  his  colleagues  who  contribute  the  sections  on  music,  art, 
costuming,  dancing,  and  the  first  steps  in  the  development  of  festivals  and 
dramatic  activities.  The  Appendix  contains  specimen  programmes,  diagrams 
of  color  schemes  for  costumes  and  specimens  of  grade  work. 

258  Craig,  Mrs.  Anne  Abbot  T. 

The  dramatic  festival:  a  consideration  of  the  lyrical  method 
as  a  factor  in  preparatory  education.  With  a  foreword  by  Per- 
cival Chubb... and  an  introduction  by  Peter  W.  Dykema.  New 
York,  G.  P.  Putnam's  sons,  1912.     363  p.     19cm.    $1.25. 

"This  work  combines  some  of  the  features  of  both  Chubb's  and  Need- 
ham's  books,  though,  unlike  them,  it  is  not  based  on  experience  in  school 
work  and  is  therefore  more  theoretical  than  cither.  Part  1  discusses  the 
organization  and  administration  of  a  department  for  folk-plays  in  schools  and 
playgrounds,  with  classed  bibliograi)hy  (15  p.);  part  2.  the  presentation  of 
plays  in  the  primary,  intermediate  and  final  preparatory  period.  Six  plays 
are  given.  Second  to  Chubb  in  value  for  the  teacher."  A.  L.  A.  Booklist, 
V.    9:    55.  12-20806 

259  Davol,  Ralph. 

A  handbook  of  American  pageantry.  Taunton,  Mass.,  Davol 
publishing  CO.,  [1914].    236  p.     17Hx25^cm.    $2.50. 

"Written  by  a  newspaper  correspondent  who,  after  covering  a  number 
of  these  community  festivals  in  various  states,  records  his  observations  on  the 
philosophy  and  psychology  of  the  pageant,  something  of  its  structural  com- 
position, and  rather  detailed  suggestions  for  presentation.  The  115  illustra- 
tions from  photographs  of  pageants  are  specially  attractive."  A.  L.  A. 
Booklist,  V.  11 :  353.  15-4233 


50  A  BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE 

260  Drama  league  of  America. 

Shakespeare  festival;  in  honor  of  the  poet's  birthday,  April 
23,  1912,  Lincoln  park,  Chicago.  Chicago,  R.  F.  Seymour  co., 
[1912].     yi  p.     24cm. 

Gives  an  outline  description  of  the  various  groups  in  the  procession,  indi- 
cating the  characters  represented,  followed  by  an  outline  of  exercises  at  the 
Shakespeare  statue.  15-3173 

261  Mackay,  Constance  D'Arcy. 

How  to  produce  children's  plays.  New  York,  H.  Holt  and 
do.,  1915.     151  p.     19'^cm.    $1.20. 

15-26132 

262  Mackay,  Constance  D'Arcy. 

Patriotic  plays  and  pageants  for  young  people.  New  York, 
H.  Holt  and  co.,  1912.    223  p.     19Hcm.    $1.35. 

"Contains  three  pageants,  two  of  patriots  (one  for  indoor  and  one  for 
outdoor),  and  a  Hawthorne  pageant,  and  eight  one-act  plays:  (not  Shakes- 
peare's) . .  .  Directions  are  given  for  costumes,  dances  and  music."  A.  L.  A. 
Booklist,  v.  9:  41.  12-9418 

263  Needham,  Mrs.  Mary  Master. 

Folk  festivals,  their  growth,  and  how  to  give  them.  New 
York,  B.  W.  Huebsch,  1912.    244  p.     193^cm.    $1.25. 

"References:"   p.    240-244. 

"This  work,  based  largely  on  the  author's  experience,  has  less  practical 
and — to  the  teacher  in  the  country  and  small  town — more  inspirational  value 
than  Chubb.  She  points  out  clearly,  with  apt  illustration,  the  educational 
uses  of  the  festival  and  the  need  for  it  in  our  national  life,  defines  its  spirit, 
gives  its  historical  setting,  and  in  its  chapters  on  'Choice  of  subject'  and 
'Use  of  festivals  in  connection  with  playgrounds  and  schools'  makes  definite 
suggestions  for  the  teacher.  The  arrangement  of  material  could  perhaps  have 
been  improved.  Beyond  the  fact  that  both  point  out  the  festival's  value,  there 
is  little  duplication  in  the  two  books  and  their  method  of  approach  is  wholly 
different."    A.  L.  A.  Booklist,  v.  9:  21.  12-18802 


AUTHOR  INDEX 


Numbers  refer  to  items;  where  It  was  necessary  to  refer  to  the  page 
the  letter  p.  precedes  the  number. 


Abbott,   E.   A.    . 

Ainger,   A 

Albright,  V.  E. 
Aldrich.  T.  B.  . 
Allen.  J.  W.  . 
Allibone,  S.  A. 


..208 
..225 
..112 
..     4 


Arnold,  C p.  18 

Ashdown,   E.   J 252 

Ashe,    T 134 

Baker,  G.  P 115,  116,  166 

Bartlett,  J p.    18,  98 

Bates,    E.    W 256 

Beaumont,  F p.  26,  115-119 

Beeching,  H.  C 71,  195 

Bennett,  J 226,  234 

Black,  E.  C 20 

Black.  W 227 

Blades,  W 192 

Bloom,  J.    H 176 

Boas,   F.   S 102 

Bohn,  H.  G 4 

Booth,   L 32 

Boswell,  J 55 

Boswell-Stone,    W.    G 100 

Bradley,  A.  C 129 

Bradley,   H 116 

Bramston,   M , 228 

Brandes,  G.  M.  C 148 

Brink,   B.   A.   K.   T 130 

Brorae,    R 116 

Brooke,  C.  F.  T 12,  76,  103 

Brooke,  S.  A ' 131,  132 

Browne,   G 81 

Browne.  G.   H 89 

Bucknill.  J.   C 184 

Bullen.  A.  H 68,  p.  26 

Burgess,  W 173 

Butler,  S 72 

Calthrop,  D.  C 253 

Campbell,   L 133 

Capell.   E 49,  147 


Chancellor,    L.    B 229 

Chapman,  G 115-119 

Chubb,  P 257 

Clark.  W.  G 7.  8,  13,  62 

Clarke,  H.  A 22,  85,  214,  215,  217 

Clarke.  H.   B 116 

Clarke,  M.  C p.  18,  IT,  99 

Coleridge,   S.  T 134 

Collier,  J.    P 58     101,   p.  39 

Collins,  J.  C 135 

Comstock,   H.   T 230 

Condell,  H 5,  147 

Corson,   H p.  20 

Cowling,    G.    H 219 

Craig,  A.  A.  T 258 

Craig,  W.  J ..9,  14 

Craik,   G,    L 90 

CunliflFe,  J.  W 12,  116 

Cunliffe,  R.  J 91 

Curling,   H 231 

Darton,    F.   J.    H 21 

Davol,   R 259 

Day,  J 118 

Dekker,  T 116,  118,  119 

Delius,  N 10,  65 

Dodd,   W p.  18 

Douce,  F 31 

Dowden,  E 14,  11,  p.  20,  116,  136 

Drama  league  of  America... p.  5.  260 

Durham.   W.   H 84 

Dyce,  A 59,  92 

Eaton,  T.   R 174 

Edwardes,   M 93 

Edwards,  E 222 

Ellacombe,   H.   N 171,  177 

Elson,  L.  C 220 

Elton,  C.   1 149 

Field,    N 118 

Figgis,  D 150 

Fiske,    J p.  40 


51 


Fleay,  F.   G 105,   106,  151 

Fleming,  W.  H 82,   137 

Fletcher,  J p.  26,  115-119 

Fliigel,  E 116 

Folkard,    C 19 

Ford,  J 115,    118,   119 

Foster,  J 94 

Furness,  H.   II 16,  64 

Furnivall,  F.  J... 10,  65,  154,   197,  216 

Garnett,  R 232 

Gascoigne,    G , 115 

Gervinus,   G.    G 138 

Gibson,  J.   P.   S.   R 181 

Gildersleeve,    V.    C 209 

Gildon,  C 43 

Glover,    J 62 

Godwin,  E.  W p.  48 

Goll,   A 180 

GoUancz,  1 8,   17,  18,  28,  p.  23 

Greene,  R p.   26,   116,   118,   119 

Greenhill,  J 216 

Greet,    B 26 

Grindon.  L.  H 178 

Guerber,    H.    A 78 

Gummere,    F.    R 116 

Hales,  J.   W 112 

Halliwell-Phillipps,   J.    0 34,   153 

Hanmer,   Sir  T 46,  147 

Hardy,  T.   M 28 

Harris,  F 152 

Harrison,    W 197 

Harrison,  W.  A 216 

Hartmann,    S 165 

Hazlitt,  W 139 

Hazlitt,  W.  C 101 

Heard,   F.    F 186 

Heine,  H 140 

Heminge,  J 5,   147 

Henneman,    J.    B 24 

Herford,  C.  H 12,  p.  ^,   \\^ 

Heywood,  J 116 

Heywood,    T 118,   119 

Hoffman.  A.   S 79 

Holinshed.    R 100 

Howells,  W.  D 202 

Hubbard,    J.    M 2 

Hudson,    H.    N 20,    58a,   141 

Hutton,    W.    H 203 

Ingleby,   C.   M p.   27,   154 

Ireland.   W.    IT p.  39 


Irving,  Sir  H 66 

Jaggard,  W 3 

Jameson,  A.  B 142 

Jenks,   T 155 

Johnson,   C.    F 120 

Johnson,  S 48,  50,  52,  53,  54,  147 

Johnson,   B p.    26,   115-119 

Jusserand,  J.  A.  A.  J 121 

Kinnear,  B.  G p.  27 

Klein,    D 143 

Knapp,  A.   M 2 

Kyd,   T p.    26,   119 

Lamb,  C 28,  80 

Lamb,  M 28,  80 

Landor,  W.  S , .  .233 

Lang,    A 196 

Lange,   A.    F 116 

Lanier,    S 107 

Lee,  Sir  S....35,  69,  81,  122,  156,  204 

Lloyd,  W.  W 56 

Lounsbury,    T.    R 123-125 

Lowndes,  W.  T ,     4 

Lucas,  E.  V 80 

Luce,    M 83 

Liitkenhaus,   A.   M 234 

Lyly,  J p.   26,    116,   119 

Mabie,  H.   W 157 

Mac   Callum,   M.    W 144 

Mac  Cracken,  H.   N. 12,  84 

Macdonald,  W 80 

Mac    Donald,    W 217 

Mackay,  C.   D 261,  262 

Macleod,    M 81 

McMahan,  A,   B 235,  236 

Madden,    D.    H 194 

Malone,    E 50,    51,    55,  147 

Manly,   J.    M 116 

Marlowe,  C p.  26,  1,17,  118,   119 

Marshall,    B.    . : 237 

Marshall,  F.  A 66 

Marston,  J p.   26,   119 

Martin,   H.    S.    F 145 

Massinger,    P 116-119 

Masson,    D 158 

Matthews,    J.    B 116,167 

Middleton,   T p.    26,    115-119 

Morgan,  A 67,  70 

Moulton,   R.   G 168,   169 

Moyes,  J 1 8& 


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Munn.   M.   C 238 

Munro,  J 154 

Naylor,  E.  W 221,  223 

Needham,  M.  M 263 

Neilson,  W.  A 11,  21 

Norris,  J.   P p.  35 

North,   Sir   T p.  23 

Noyes,  A 239 

Nutt.  A.  T 182 

Onions,  C.  T 95 

Ordish,  T.   F 206 

Palmer,   G.    H 75 

Payn,  J 240 

Peek,  G p.   26,   116,  119 

Peers,   E.  A 185 

Perkins,  L.  F 29 

Phelps,  C.   E 187 

Phipson,   E 190 

Pierce,    F.    E 84 

Plutarch    p.  23 

Pollard,   A.   W 5,  116 

Pope,  A 44,   147 

Porter,   C ...22,  85 

Porter,    H 116 

Porter,  T.  H 241 

Price,    N.    M 80 

Quiller-Couch,     A.     T 242 

Rackham.  A 80 

RaleiRh,  Sir  W.   A 159 

Reed,  1 50,  53,  54,  147 

Rhead,  G.  W 254 

Robertson,    J.    M 108 

Roffe.   A 218 

Rolfe,  W.  J 23,  63,  90,  160,  161 

Root,    R.    K 179 

Rowe.    N 43,   147 

Rowley,  W 116 

Rushton,  W.  L 172,  188 

Sarrazin,  G 96 

Saward,   W.    M 243 

Schelling,  F.   E 109-111,  117 

Schmidt,  A 96 

Scott,  Sir  W 244 

Seajfer,    H.    W 191 

Seccombe,    T 112 

Sewell.  G 44 

Shaw,   G.   P. 245 

Shelley,   H.    C 205 


Shirley,  J 116,   118,  119 

Singer,  S.   W 56 

Skeat,   W.   W p.  23 

Smeaton.   W.   II.   0 162 

Smith,  L.  T 164 

Smith,  M.  C 246 

Smithson.  G.  A 116 

Snaith,  J.  C 247 

Spielman,  M.  II p.  35 

Staunton,    II 33,61 

Steevens,  G 50,  53,  54,  147 

Stephens,   R.    N 248 

Stephenson,  H.  T 86,   193,  207 

Sterling,    S.   H. 249,250 

Stevenson,    W 116 

Stewart.   C.   D 97 

Stone,  M 255 

Stopes,   C.    C 197,    199,210 

Swinburne,   A.    C 14 

Symonds,   J.    A 113 

Tedder,  H.  R 6 

Theobald,    L 45,   147 

Thiselton-Dyer,    T.    F 183 

Thorndike,  A.  H 21 

Tolman,  A.   H 87 

Tourneur,    Cyril    117,118 

Trent,  W.  P 24 

Tyler,  T 74 

Udall.  N 116 

Valpy,   A.   J 57 

Vickery,  W 70 

Vincent,   C.    J 224 

Wallace,  C.  W 163,  164,  211-213 

Waller,  A.   R 104 

Warburton,   W 47,  147 

Ward,  Sir  A.  W 104,  114,  116 

Warde.   F.    B 126 

Warner,  B.   E 146.  147 

Warner,  C.  D 200 

Webster,  J 115,    117-119 

Wells,  B.  J 24 

Wendell.  B 170 

Whall,   W.  .B 193 

White,  R.  G 24,  60,  p.  40 

Wilde,  0 251 

Winter,   W 127,   128,  201 

Woodberry,   G.    E 116 

Wordsworth,   C 175 

Wright,  W.  A 7,  8,  13,  25,  62 


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SUBJECT  INDEX 


The  numbers  refer  to  the  items,  where  it  was  necessary  to  refer  to 
the  page  the  letter  p.  precedes  the  number. 


Actor,  S.  as 167 

Actors    126-128,    165,   167 

^^schylus  and  S 133 

Agriculture    149 

All's   well    that   ends   well : 

Costume  and  scenery p. 48 

Criticism    56 

Date  of   composition 17 

Duration  of  action 17 

Sources    101 

Stage  history 66 

Study     82,     83 

Technique   167 

Allusions   to   S 149,  154 

Amusements   198 

See  also  Sports. 

Angling     171,   194 

Animal-lore    190,   191 

Anthony   and    Cleopatra 16 

Bibliography    16,     82 

Costume    16,  p.48 

Criticism     16,   144 

Date  of  composition 16 

Duration   of  action 16,     17 

Sources    16,    101,   144 

Stage   history    12,     66 

Study   82,  83,     85 

Technique     167 

Apocrypha p.l8,  76,   104 

Archery   172 

Arden  of  Feversham P-19,     76 

As    you    like   it 16 

BibHography    16,     82 

Children's   edition    26,     28 

Costume    16,  26,  p.48 

Criticism   16,   131,   184 

Duration   of   action 16,      17 

Music 16 

Sources 16,  101 

Stage    history 16,    66,   128 

Study 82,  83,     85 

Technique   167 


Audiences,  Elizabethan.  .  122,  167,  200 

Autographs     156 

Bibliography     6 

Bacon-Shakespeare   

135,  156,  p.40,   195,   196,  202 

Bibliography     6 

Bankside     restoration     of     Shake- 
speare       70 

Bankside  Shakespeare 67 

Bear-baiting     194 

Bear    Garden    212 

Beaumont    and    Fletcher 

104,    116,    118,  139 

Beauties   of   S p.l8 

Bible     173-175 

Bibliography.  1-6,    16,  21,  87,   103, 

104,    120,    150,    155,    156,    160,  162 

Biographies 10,    21,    148-164 

Bibliography     6 

Biographies  for  children 155,  161 

Birds    190 

Birth     149 

See  also   Biographies. 

Birth    of    Merlin 76 

Blackfriars     149,  211 

Botany    176-178 

Brome,    R 116 

Burbages     210 

Cambridge   edition    25 

Cambridge    poets    (Neilson)     edi- 
tion      p.9,  11 

Censorship    209 

Chapman,  G 104,   116,   118,  139 

Characters,  Criticism  of 

102,   136,   139,    141,  148 

Index  of    8 

Children    of   the    Chapel    Royal.. 

104,    149,  211 

Children    of    the    Revels    to    the 

Queen 149 


54 


Children's  adaptations    26-29 

Costuming     25b 

Staging    261 

Chronicle  plays : 
See  Histories. 

Classical     Elizabethan     dramas.. 

103,    104,   109 

Bibliography    103,   109 

Classical   knowledge  of   S....133,   135 

Classical  mythology   179 

Cobham,    Lord,    Sir    John     Old- 
castle    40,  42,     76 

Collaboration    109,  167 

Collier,   J.    P 156 

Bibliography    6 

Comedies     166,  167 

Comedy    of   errors : 

Bibliography     87 

Children's    edition    26 

Costume     26,  p.48 

Criticism     184 

Date    of    composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     101 

Stage   history    66 

Study     83,  85,     87 

Technique     167 

Comic  dramatist,  S.  as  a 116 

Concordances     98-99 

Bibliogi^phy      6 

Contemporaries    of    S 115-119 

Coriolanus : 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism      131,144 

Date    of    composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     101,   144 

Stage    history 12,     66 

Study     83,     85 

Technique     167 

Costumes     16,  252-255 

Glossary     252 

Country    life     194.198 

Criminals      180 

Criticism   56,   120,  129,  147,  148 

Bibliography     1,  2,  6,    120 

Criticism,     Elizabethan 143 

Critics    of    S 120 

Cymbeline     16 

Bibliography    16,  82 

Children's    edition    28 


Costume     p.48 

Criticism     16 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage    history 12,  66 

Study     82,83,85 

Technique     167 

Dates   and    order    of    the    plays.  . 

10,   130,   158 

Death  and  burial 149 

Deer-stealing    legend    149,  233 

Dekker,  T 104,  116,  118,  139 

Descendants : 

See   Family, 
Dictionaries : 

See  Lexicons. 

Documents    relating   to    S 

153.   163,  164,  210-213 

Dogs     149 

Domestic    drama 103,     109,   113 

Bibliography     109 

Domestic  life : 

See   Manners  and   customs. 
Drama,    History    of 102-114 

Bibliography     6 

Dramas,    List   of   Elizabethan....    109 

List   of   historical 110 

Dramas  based  on  the  life  of  S.  . 

232-234,   238,   243,  245,  249 

Dramatic    art   and   development.  . 

84,  102 

130,    136,    137,    150,    156,    166-170 
Dramatic    unities    123 

Edition,    Selection    of   an p.8 

Editions,    Notable    30-70 

Editions,    One    volume 7-12 

Education    of   S 160,  161 

Edward    III 10,  p.l9,   76 

Elizabethan    literature     

102,     104.     112,  114 

Playgoers    122,    167,    200,  207 

Sonnets     107,  156 

Theatre    

84,    86,     104,     106,     107,     109. 

113,    150,    156,    166.    167,   207-213 

Bibliography 109,    208,  209 

England,     Elizabethan 197-201 

Ethics  of    S 169 

Eversley  edition    19 

Expurgated    editions     20,23 


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Fair    Em     76 

Fairy-lore     181-183 

Falconry    194 

Family    149,   156 

Bibliography     6 

Festivals,     Shakespearean.  ...  161,  260 

Dramatic    257,  258,   260,  263 

Folk     263 

Fiction : 

See  Novels;    Short   stories. 

First    folio    edition 22 

First   variorum    edition 53 

Fish  mentioned  by  S.  List  of.  ..  .    171 

Flora    of    S 177,   178 

Folios    and    reprints 30-40 

Folios,    Census    of 35 

Description    of    3-5 

Folk-lore     181-183 

Fools : 

See   Jesters. 

Ford,    J 104,     118,    139 

Forgeries 58,    122,    156,    p.39 

Bibliography     6 

Fortune     theatre 166,  212 

France,   S.   in 104,    121,   122,   124 

Bibliography     6 

Friendly   edition    23 


Gardening     176-178 

Genealogy     149,   156 

Bibliography     6 

Germany,    S.    in 104,   151 

Bibliography     6 

Globe    edition    p.8,    7,    62 

Globe  text : 

See   Standard   text. 
Globe    theatre 210 

Sec  also  Theatre,  Elizabethan. 
Glossaries 7-9,    11,    13-15,    17,     18 

Sec  also  Lexicons. 

Grammar     87-90,   135 

Grant    White    edition 24,60 

Greene,  R 102,  104,  113,  116,   118 


H.,    Mr.    W 156 

See  also  Sonnets. 

Hamlet     16,   107 

Bibliography     16,  82 

Costume    16,  p.48 

Criticism 16,    129,    132,    133,   136 


Date    of  composition 16 

Duration    of    action 16 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage    history 12,    66,   127 

Study ;...82,   83,   85,    .86 

Technique     167 

Harvard    edition    58a 

Hawking     194 

Henry  IV,  parts   1   and  2 : 

Bibliography     82 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism 132,  146,  187 

Date   of  composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources    100 

Stage    history 12,  66 

Study    82,  83 

Technique     167 

Henry  V: 

Bibliography     82 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism      132,   146 

Date    of  composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     100,   101 

Stage    history 12,     66 

Study    82,    83,     86 

Technique     167 

Henry  VI,   parts    1-3  : 

Bibliography     87 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism     146 

Date   of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     100,   101 

Stage     history 66 

Study     87 

Technique 167 

Henry   VIII: 

Authorship      17 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism     146 

Date  of  composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources    100 

Stage    history 66,   127 

Technique     167 

Herbert,    Mr.    William 156 

See  also  Sonnets. 

Heroines : 
See  Women. 


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Hews,   Will 72,    156,  251 

See  also  Sonnets. 

Heywood,   J 116 

Heywood,   T 104,    118,  139 

Historical     plays 100,  136 

Histories.  103,    109,    110.    113,    166,  167 

Bibliography      103,  109 

Holinshed   and   S 135 

Horses     194 

Hudson    edition     20 

Hunting     194 

Illustrations     165 

Bibliography     6 

Insanity     184,   185 

Bibliography     185 

Insects     190 

Interludes 103,    104,    109,  113 

Bibliography     103,  109 

International     edition p. 9,       8 

Ireland,   W.    H 156 

Bibliography    6 

Jesters     126 

Jonson,   Ben 104,    116,   118,  139 

Jubilees     156,  260 

Bibliography     6 

Julius   Caesar    16,     90 

Bibliography     16,     82 

Characters 16 

Children's    edition     26 

Costume     and     scenery.  ..  .26,    p.48 

Criticism 16.    132,    137,   144 

Date   of  composition 16 

Duration   of   action 16,   17 

Sources     16,    101,   144 

Stage  history 12,   16,  66,  128 

Study 82,  83,  85,     86 

Technique     167,  168 

King  John : 

Bibliography      82 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism 132,     146,  184 

Date  of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     100,  101 

Stage    history     66 

Study    82,     83 

Technique     167 

King   Lear    16 


Bibliography    16,  82 

Costume     16,  p.48 

Criticism.  16,  129,  132,  133,  136,  184 

Date   of   composition 16 

Duration   of  action 16,  17 

Sources 16,  101 

Stage   history 12,    66,  128 

Study 82,  83,  85,  86 

Technique     167,  168 

Kyd,   T 102,  104 

Language     88-99 

Bibliography    6,     87 

Legal   knowledge 135,    186-188 

Leopold     edition 10 

Lexicons    *l-97 

Locrine,    The    Tragedy    of. 40, 42,     76 

Lodge,   T 104,  113 

London,     Elizabethan 

84,  86,   149,  206-213 

London    prodigal 40.    42,     76 

London     road 149 

London   theatres : 

See   Theatres,   Elizabethan. 

Love's    labour's    lost 16 

Bibliography    16,  82,     87 

Costume     16,  p.48 

Criticism      16 

Date   of  composition 16 

Duration  of  action 16,     17 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage    history 66 

Study    82,  83,  85,     87 

Technique     167 

Love's   labour's    won 16  (v.  12) 

See  also   Much   ado  about   nothing. 
Lyly,  J 102,   104,  113,  116,  139 

Macbeth    16 

Bibliography      16,  82 

Children's     edition 28 

Costume     16,  p.48 

Criticism     

...16,   129,  131,  133,  136-139,  184 

Date   of  composition 16 

Duration   of  action 16,  17 

Sources    16.    100,  101 

Stage    history 12,    66,  127 

Study   82,  83,  85,  86 

Technique    167,  168 

Madness     184,  185 


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Manners  and   customs 107,  198 

Marlowe,  C...102,    104,   113,   118,   139 

Marriage     149 

See  also   Biographies. 

Marston,    J 104,    116,    139 

Masques 104,  109,  113,  114 

Bibliography     109 

Massinger,   P 104,    116,   118,  139 

Master  of  the  revels 209 

Measure  for  measure : 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism     132 

Date   of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     101 

Stage     history 66 

Technique     167 

Medicine    107,  189 

Memorials    122,    156,  165 

Merchant    of    Venice 16 

BibHography     16,  82 

Children's     edition 26,     28 

Costume  and  scenery. ..  16,   26,  p.48 

Criticism 16,     131,  137 

Date   of   composition 16 

Duration    of    action 16,     17 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage    history 12,    66,  127 

Study 82,   83,   85,     86 

Technique     167,  168 

Mermaid  Tavern,  Tales  of  the...   239 

Merry    devil    of    Edmonton 

p.l9,    76,   116 

Merry    wives    of   Windsor : 

Costume    p.48 

Criticism 56,     134,   139 

Date  of  composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     101 

Stage     history 66 

Study     83,     85 

Technique     167 

Metre  table  of  the  plays 10 

Metrical     tests 107,  162 

Table   of    162 

Middleton,   T 104,    116,    118,  139 

Midsummer  night's   dream....  16,  107 

Bibliography    1 6,  82,     87 

Children's    edition 26,    28,     29 

Costume    16,   26,   p.48 

Criticism     16,  131 


Date  of  composition    16 

Duration     of     action 16 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage    history     12,  66 

Study 82,   83,   85,  87 

Technique     167 

Miracle    plays 103,    104,    109,  113 

Bibliography     103,  109 

Mr.   W.   H. 

See  H.,  Mr.  W. 

Modern    performances. .  122,     127,  128 

Montaigne    and    S 135 

MoraHties 103,    104,   109,  113 

Bibliography     103,  109 

More,    Sir    Thomas 76 

Mucedorus     76 

Much  ado  about  nothing 16 

Bibliography      16,  82 

Children's     edition 28 

Costume     16,  p.48 

Criticism     16,  132 

Date  of   composition 16 

Duration   of  action 16,  17 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage     history 12,  66 

Study    82,    83,     85 

Technique     167 

Music    107,    214-224 

BibHography 6,    214-218 

Mysteries 103,    104,    109,113 

Bibliography     109 

Nash,     T 104,  113 

Natural    history 149,    190,191 

Nautical    terms 193 

N"eilson    text 11,     21 

Novels  based  on  the  life  of  S... 

226-231, 

237,    240,    241,    244,    246-248,  250 

Dldcastle,    Sir    John,    Lord    Cob- 
ham    40,  42,     76 

Operas  based  on   S 214 

Othello     16 

BibHography     16,     82 

Color    of    Othello 16 

Costume     16,  p.48 

Criticism.  16,    129,    132,   133,  136-139 

Date    of    composition 16 

Duration   of  action 16,     17 

Sources     16.   101 


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Stage   history    12,  66,  127 

Study     82,  83,     85 

Technique     167 

Oxford     edition p.9,  9,     14 

Pageants    256-263 

Bibliography     258 

Pastoral   dramas    103,  109 

Bibliography     109 

Patriotism    of    S 122 

Patrons    of    S 156 

Peele,   G 102,    104,    113,  116 

Pembroke,    Earl    of 156 

See  also  Sonnets. 

Pepys  and   S 122 

Pericles,  Prince  of  Tyre : 

Costume    p.48 

Date   of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Stage     history 66 

Technique     167 

Periodicals    devoted    to    S,     Bib- 
liography            6 

Philosophy    of    S 

83,    122,    135,    168,  169 

Plant-lore     176-178 

Plots,    Outlines    of 78 

Schemes    of    169 

Study    of     137,  166 

Poems    p.l7,   84,    87,  104 

Bibliography     87,  104 

Pope-Theobald     controversy 125 

Porter,     H 116 

Portraits    68,    156,   p.35,  165 

Bibliography     6,  p. 35 

Posthumous     reputation 

120-128,    149,    154,   156 

Printing     192 

Elizabethan     5,  156 

Pronunciation     60,  82,   107 

Prose  of  S 135 

Proverbs     p.  18 

Pseudo-Shakespearean   plays : 
See   Apocrypha. 

Puritan    opposition     209 

Puritan    widow 40,   42,     76 

Quartos,   Census   of 5 

Description    of    3-5 

Quotations      p.  18 

Bibliography     6 


Readings     28 

Bibliography     6 

Red     Bull    theatre 212 

Religion   of  S 135,   173-175 

Bibliography     6 

Reptiles     190 

Richard  II: 

Bibliography     82 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism     131,   146 

Date  of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     100 

Stage  history    12,     66 

Study    82,    83,     86 

Technique     167 

Richard    III    16 

Bibliography    16,82,     87 

Character      16 

Costume     16,    p.48 

Criticism    16,    131,146 

Date  of  composition 16 

Duration   of   action 16,     17 

Sources     16,    100,  101 

Stage  history    66,  127 

Study    82,  83,  86,     87 

Technique     167,  168 

Riverside    edition    ,  .     60 

Roman  plays    p.23,    136,  144 

Romeo   and   Juliet 16 

Bibliography     16,     82 

Children's    edition    28 

Costume     16,  p.48 

Criticism 16,    131,136 

Date   of  composition 16 

Duration   of  action 16,     17 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage   history 12,    66,  128 

Study   82,  83,  85,     86 

Technique     167 

Rowley,     W 104,  116 

Royal    edition    10 

Scenery     p.48 

School    editions    p.9 

Sea      113 

Second    variorum  edition 54 

Selections     p.  18 

Bibliography      6 

Shakespeare    society    4 

Shirley,    J 104,     116,  118 


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Short    stories    based    on    the    life 

of  S 225,  235,  236,  242,  251 

Sir    John     Oldcastle,     Lord    Cob- 
ham     40,    42,     76 

Sir   Thomas    More 76 

Societies,    Bibhography 6,     87 

Songs    (music)     28,219-224 

Bibliography     215-217 

Sonnet    sequences     p. 17,   156 

Sonnets p.l7,    71-75,    84,    104,   156 

Sophocles  and   S 133,  135 

Southampton,    Earl    of 156 

Sources   of   the   plots.  .  .p.23,   100,   101 

Bibliography     6 

Special   knowledge   of   S 171-194 

Bibliography     6 

Sports    149,    161,   194 

Spurious   plays : 
See  Apocrypha. 

Standard   text 7,   8,    13,     17 

Stevenson,    W 116 

Stratford-upon-Avon 149,     202-205 

Bibliography     6 

Study  of  the  plays 82-87 

Assignment    of    characters 82 

Collateral    reading     82,     87 

Programs     82,     85 

Questions    for    discussion. .  .85,     87 
Supernatural    107,   181-183 

Tableaux     21 

Tales   from   Shakespeare 77-81 

Taming  of  the   shrew : 

Bibliography     82 

Costume    p.48 

Criticism     56,  184 

Date   of  composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources      101 

Stage  history  66,  128 

Study  82,  83,  85,  86 

Technique     167 

Tempest     16 

Bibliography     16,  82 

Children's     edition 26,  28 

Costume   16,   26,  p.48 

Criticism    16,    107,  131 

Date    of    composition 16 

Duration    of  action 16,  17 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage  history    12,    66,  149    I 


Study ..82,  83,   85,     86. 

Technique     167,168 

Temple     dramatists p. 19 

Temple    edition p.9,    17,     18 

Text 25,    97,    104,    p.27,  125 

See  also  Editions,  Notable. 

Theatre,     The 213 

Elizabethan     

84,    86,    104,    106,    107,    109, 
113,    150,    156,    166,    167,    207-213 

Bibliography    109,    208,209 

Third    variorum    edition 55 

Thomas,  Lord  Cromwell. 2,  40,  42,  76 

Thorpe,     T 156 

Time   duration 10,    14,    16-18,   162 

Timon   of  Athens : 

Costume     p.48 

Criticism     184 

Date   of  composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources      101 

Stage    history     66 

Technique     167 

Titus   Andronicus : 

Costume     p.48 

Date   of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Stage    history    66 

Technique     167 

Tourneur,    C.    104,  118 

Tragedies    129,    144,166 

Translations      16 

Bibliography      1,  6 

Troilus   and    Cressida : 

Costume      p.48 

Date   of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Stage     history 66 

Technique     167 

Tudor    edition 21 

Twelfth    night    16 

Bibliography     16,     82 

Children's     edition • 28 

Costume     16.  p.48 

Criticism 16,    132,    137,  184 

Date   of  composition 16 

Duration    of    action 16,     17 

Sources     16,   101      * 

Stage  history 12,  66,  128 

Study  82,  83,  85 

Technique     167 


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Two  gentlemen  of  Verona  : 

Bibliography      87 

Costume     p.48 

Date  of   composition 17 

Duration    of    action 17 

Sources     101 

Stage     history 66 

Study    83,    85,     87 

Technique     167 

Two  noble  kinsmen 10,  p.  19,     76 

Authorship      p.  19 

Characterization     p.  19 

Technique     167 

Udall,     N 116 

University   plays...  101,    104,   107,   109 
Bibliography     109 

Variorum  editions    16,  53-55 

Verse  tests : 

See   Metrical   tests. 

Versification     87-89 

Victoria    edition 13 


Voltaire    and    S 121,   124 

Wallace  documents.  163.    164,    211-213 

War  of   the   theatres 109 

Bibliography     109 

Warwickshire     149 

Webster,    J 104,    118,   139 

White,  R.  G.: 

See   Grant  White  edition. 

Will    and     bequests 149 

Winter's    tale     16 

Bibliography     16,     82 

Children's    edition    28 

Costume   and    scenery 16,  p.48 

Criticism     16,  131 

Date    of    composition 16 

Duration    of    action 16,     17 

Sources     16,  101 

Stage    history     12,     66 

Study    82,    83,     85 

Technique     167 

Women   77,  139,   140,  142,  145 

Yorkshire  tragedy    40,   42,     76 


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